# Incident 20120927022029I: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL, Randleman, NC, September 27, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2012, 14:45 local time
- Place: Randleman, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.8150° N, 79.8146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Randleman, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8150&lon=-79.8146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216PK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (registry code 05617YD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pacific-aerospace-750xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 series (registry code 52143, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PACIFIC AEROSPACE CORP LTD 750XL
- Reported engine: P & W PT6A-34
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120927022029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT APPROX 1445 THE RANGER GROUP ALL VETERAN PARACHUTE TEAM CONDUCTED A DEMO JUMP AT VICTORY JUNCTION IN RANDLEMAN, NC. ONE TEAM MEMBER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CONDUCTED A LOW TURN MANEUVER AT APPROXIMATELY 100' AND HIS CHUTE DID NOT RECOVER FROM THE TURN.  HE IMPACTED THE CONCRETE AND SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.  NO SPECTATORS OR PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS OVER 15 YRS OF PARACHUTING EXPERIENCE, APPROX 3500 JUMPS.  HE WAS WITH THE ALL AMERICAN FREEFALL TEAM FOR 3 YEARS, 8 YEARS WITH THE US ARMY GOLDEN KNIGHTS, AND 3 YEARS WITH WEST POINT COLLEGIATE TEAM.  HE IS A MEMEBER OF USPA AND HOLDS LICENSE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH A PRO-RATING.   THE PARACHUTE HE WAS USING THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT IS A JAVELIN CONTAINER, SWIFT PLUS RESERVE AND SPECTRE MAIN CANOPY.  THE MAIN WAS PACKED THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT (9/26/2012) AND THE RESERVE WAS REPACKED JUNE 2012.WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR.  TEAM LEADER DESCRIBED IT AS A PERFECT DAY. JUMP WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER FAA FORM 7711-1 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION.

## Other reports on N216PK (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20151203021749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151203021749A), Dec 3, 2015: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N216PK), Raeford, NC, Substantial damage. On December 3, 2015, aircraft N216PK, a PAC-750, experienced an abnormal engine indication and performed an engine-out glide into 5W4 airport. It ran off the…
- [Incident 20140331003399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140331003399I), Mar 31, 2014: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N216PK), Raeford, NC, No damage, 1 fatal. On March 31, 2014 Mr. De blois boarded the pac 750 N216PK, (flown by [privacy data omitted]) at the 5W4 airport to participate in training jumps. At…

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.

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