# Incident 20120921022749I: Cessna 182M, Abilene, KS, September 21, 2012 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 21, 2012, 19:15 local time - Place: Abilene, KS - Airport: Abilene Municipal - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Unknown - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 38.9041° N, 97.2359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE MUNI (K78), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9041&lon=-97.2359&mi=10 - Aircraft: N71560, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71560) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES - People aboard: 5 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 3,215 total, 1,375 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120921022749I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE SKYDIVER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT 5000 FT. ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER A SHORT FREE FALL, THE SKYDIVER OPENED HIS MAIN PARACHUTE AND BEGAN SETTING HIMSELF UP FOR HIS LANDING PATTERN. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE JUMPER WAS HEADING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT AN ESTIMATED 250 FT. AGL OR LESS WHEN HE BEGAN A LEFT FRONT RISER TURN UNTIL HE WAS FACING A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. IT WAS UNCLEAR IF THE TURN WAS A COMBINATION OF TURNS OR ONE COMPLETE TURN OF APPROXIMATELY 250 DEGREES AS WITNESS REPORTS VARY. THE WINDS ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME WERE FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 6 TO 8 MPH. AS THE JUMPER BEGAN HIS LEFT HAND TURN, HE FACED POWER LINES THAT BORDER THE EAST SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA. THE JUMPER MAY HAVE DECIDED THAT HE NEEDED TO CONTINUE THE TURN IN ORDER TO AVOID THE POWER LINES. THE JUMPER WAS OBSERVED MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE DESCENT OF THE PARACHUTE BY PULLING DOWN ON THE BRAKES IN THE FINAL PHASES OF THE LANDING. THE JUMPER'S CANOPY WAS OBSERVED TO BE LEVEL BUT STILL IN THE RECOVERY PHASE OF FLIGHT WHEN THE JUMPER IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE JUMPER STRUCK THE GROUND HARD AND CONTINUED WITH FORWARD MOMENTUM ANOTHER 60 FEET BEFORE HE CAME TO A STOP. ## Other reports on N71560 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20110306005229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110306005229I), Mar 6, 2011: Cessna 182M (N71560), Wamego, KS, No damage. The victim exited from the aircraft at 6000 feet MSL for a routine skydive. According to the witnesses. It appeared that the victim opened his parachute at a… - [Incident 20010819032919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010819032919I), Aug 19, 2001: Cessna 182M (N71560), Wamego, KS. (-23) Skydiver: [privacy data omitted] experience: 3 jumps (1 tandem free fall, 2 static line) training: basic course for student - 1 hour for tandem and 2… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.