# Incident 20120930019759I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Williamstown, NJ, September 30, 2012 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 30, 2012, 12:30 local time - Place: Williamstown, NJ - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Unknown - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 39.6842° N, 74.9697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6842&lon=-74.9697&mi=10 - Aircraft: N121PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121PM) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER - Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP - 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/20120930019759I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30PM, A LICENSED SKYDIVER WHO HOLDS A USPA C-LICENSE WITH ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 255 JUMPS, MADE A SKYDIVE IN WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ AT SKYDIVE CROSS KEYS. THE JUMPER IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY PARTICULAR SKYDIVING CLUB.THE JUMPER MADE A GROUP SKYDIVE WHICH WENT AS PLANNED, DEPLOYED HIS MAIN PARACHUTE AND WAS IN CONTROL. THE REST OF THE GROUP HE WAS JUMPING WITH WERE ABLE TO FLY SAFELY BACK TO THE LANDING AREA, BUT THE JUMPER ENDED UP IN A POSITION DOWNWIND OF THE LANDING AREA. ACCORDING TO THE JUMPER, HE MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND HIS PARACHUTE IN A VERY SMALL FIELD SURROUNDED BY BUILDINGS AND TREES. HE MADE ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL THE PARACHUTE WITH HALF BRAKES AND FLAT TURNS TO LAND IN THE FIELD BUT FOUND HIMSELF OVERSHOOTING, AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS, HE MADE A MORE AGGRESSIVE TURN LOW TO THE GROUND. THIS CAUSES THE PARACHUTE TO INCREASE IN SPEED AND IS NOT A STABLE CONDITION FOR LANDING.THE JUMPER SUFFERED A BROKEN HIP AND FEMUR AND A BROKEN JAW. AN AMBULANCE WAS DISPATCHED AND HE IS PRESENTLY AT COOPER HOSPITAL AWAITING SURGERY. PINS WERE PLACED IN HIS KNEE AND HE WAS PLACED IN TRACTION UPON ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL.THE AIRCRAFT TAIL NUMBER IS N121PM.THE RESERVE PARACHUTE (WHICH WAS NOT DEPLOYED) WAS INSPECTED AND PACKED ON AUGUST 25, 2012. THE PACKING DATA CARD WAS NOT FOUND WITH THE EQUIPMENT, BUT A COPY OF THE RIGGER'S LOGBOOK RECORD WAS PROVIDED. ## Other reports on N121PM (7) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20180602007519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180602007519I), Jun 2, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Orange, MA, No damage, 1 fatal. June 4, 2018 at approximately 11:50 am FAA c-roc notified inspector wilson of a fatal parachute incident which occurred on Saturday June 2, 2018, at Orange… - [Incident 20121121024769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121121024769I), Nov 21, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Williamstown, NJ, No damage, 1 fatal. At approximately 1434 hours a call was received from a farmer to the monroe township, NJ police department. The farmer found a skydiver in his field. The… - [Incident 20121111023519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121111023519I), Nov 11, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Williamstown, NJ, No damage. At approximately 10:30 am, [privacy data omitted], 54, a licensed skydiver, made a skydive in Williamstown, NJ at skydive Cross Keys. He exited the plane… - [Incident 20120922021189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120922021189I), Sep 22, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Williamstown, NJ, No damage. At approximately 12:00PM,[privacy data omitted] a licensed skydiver with about 50 jumps, made a skydive in Williamstown, NJ at skydive Cross Keys. The skydiver… - [Incident 20120811018789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120811018789I), Aug 11, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Williamstown, NJ, No damage. 1. Name of jumper: [privacy data omitted]2. Experience & training of jumper: 1400 jumps and has a "d" license from the USPA3. Club affiliation: NONE4.… - [Accident 19901209053309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209053309A), Dec 9, 1990: Dhav DHC6100 (N121PM), Perris, CA, Substantial damage. Lost left engine after liftoff. Aborted. Overran open field into trees. Left turbine failed. Right engine problem. - [Incident 19850924065669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850924065669I), Sep 24, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N121PM), New Haven, CT. Cockpit filled with smoke from windshield wiper heat control panel. Resistor had burned out on low speed wiper. 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. 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