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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER · Williamstown, NJ · November 21, 2012

Date
November 21, 2012 · 14:34 local
Place
Williamstown, NJ
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N121PM
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Reported engine
U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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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 jumper was making a skydive in Williamstown, NJ at skydive cross keys. According to the police officer on scene, the jumper was the last jumper to exit the aircraft at an approximate altitude of 13,500 feet and landed face down in farmers field adjacent to the airport. Inspection at the scene noted that the main and emergency chutes were still intact in their containers and not deployed. Field operation of the main chute did not identify any malfunction. Field inspection of the emergency chute noted the pin intact and the seal present. Continuity was present between the pin, cable, and handle. This was reconfirmed later upon further inspection of the chute. Name of the jumper: donald l. morozinexperience of the jumper: skydiver with over 3600 jumps. Club affliation: holder of a uspa 'd'-license no other club affiliation. Description of the chutes and packing records:main canopy: model: triathlonsize-160; version-3-03; part number 1248-00; serial number-196359; manuf date-06/2000; last packed info-unknownreserve chute:model-tempo 170; serial number-179451; manuf-pisa; date manuf-22 apr 1997; last packed-6/27/2012 by FAA certified rigger (cert number 2837040)harness container: vector ii R2-2; serial number 36746; manuf relative workshop date manuf 8 jan 2000;

As the FAA filed it

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 JUMPER WAS MAKING A SKYDIVE IN WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ AT SKYDIVE CROSS KEYS. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE OFFICER ON SCENE, THE JUMPER WAS THE LAST JUMPER TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 13,500 FEET AND LANDED FACE DOWN IN FARMERS FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. INSPECTION AT THE SCENE NOTED THAT THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY CHUTES WERE STILL INTACT IN THEIR CONTAINERS AND NOT DEPLOYED. FIELD OPERATION OF THE MAIN CHUTE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY MALFUNCTION. FIELD INSPECTION OF THE EMERGENCY CHUTE NOTED THE PIN INTACT AND THE SEAL PRESENT. CONTINUITY WAS PRESENT BETWEEN THE PIN, CABLE, AND HANDLE. THIS WAS RECONFIRMED LATER UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE CHUTE. NAME OF THE JUMPER: DONALD L. MOROZINEXPERIENCE OF THE JUMPER: SKYDIVER WITH OVER 3600 JUMPS. CLUB AFFLIATION: HOLDER OF A USPA 'D'-LICENSE NO OTHER CLUB AFFILIATION.DESCRIPTION OF THE CHUTES AND PACKING RECORDS:MAIN CANOPY: MODEL: TRIATHLONSIZE-160; VERSION-3-03; PART NUMBER 1248-00; SERIAL NUMBER-196359; MANUF DATE-06/2000; LAST PACKED INFO-UNKNOWNRESERVE CHUTE:MODEL-TEMPO 170; SERIAL NUMBER-179451; MANUF-PISA; DATE MANUF-22 APR 1997; LAST PACKED-6/27/2012 BY FAA CERTIFIED RIGGER (CERT NUMBER 2837040)HARNESS CONTAINER: VECTOR II R2-2; SERIAL NUMBER 36746; MANUF RELATIVE WORKSHOP DATE MANUF 8 JAN 2000;

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