# Incident 20121215028379I: Cessna 182D, Derby, KS, December 15, 2012 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 15, 2012, 13:50 local time - Place: Derby, KS - Airport: K50 - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Other, Specify - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 37.5595° N, 97.2557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Derby, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5595&lon=-97.2557&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8882X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8882X) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES - People aboard: 5 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121215028379I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. FOUR SKYDIVERS BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AT 1335 HOURS FOR A ROUTINE SPORT PARACHUTE JUMP. ALL FOUR SKYDIVERS, INCLUDING THE VICTIM, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A ROUTINE FREE-FALL AND ALL FOUR PARACHUTES OPENED NORMALLY AND HAD GOOD FLYING CANOPIES. THREE OF THE JUMPERS TURNED WEST INTO THE WIND TO MAKE AN UPWIND LANDING AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FOURTH SKYDIVER CONTINUED TO FLY TO THE EAST, DOWNWIND FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. THE VICTIM STRUCK A TREE AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 FEET. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE VICTIM LANDED ON HIS BACK ON THE RESERVE PARACHUTE PACK CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS SPINE. THE VICTIM HAD AT THE TIME APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 JUMPS. WITH THIS LOW NUMBER OF JUMPS, A SKYDIVER COULD BE CONSIDERED AN INEXPERIENCED JUMPER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VICTIM, DUE TO LACK OF EXPERIENCE OR WORK OVERLOAD, THAT HE WAS TOO LOW TO MAKE THE 180 DEGREE TURN INTO THE WIND TO LAND AS THE OTHER THREE SKYDIVERS HAD DONE. THIS DECISION CAUSED HIM TO FLOAT INTO THE AREA WITH THE TREES, MISS HIS INTENDED LANDING ZONE, AND STRIKE THE TREE.THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED BY EMS HELICOPTER TO WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER IN WICHITA, KS IN SERIOUS CONDITION. HIS INJURIES INCLUDED DAMAGED VERTEBRA AND PARALYZED FROM HIS MID BACK DOWN THROUGH HIS LEGS. THE VICTIM IS CURRENTLY IN A REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOR RECOVERY. ## Other reports on N8882X (6) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20160327002289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160327002289I), Mar 27, 2016: Cessna 182D (N8882X), Derby, KS, No damage. The skydiver, justin walburn was a student at air capital drop zone. And was performing his second jump. The student was utilizing a telesis student model… - [Incident 20131027025789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131027025789I), Oct 27, 2013: Cessna 182D (N8882X), Derby, KS, No damage. The skydiver has approximately 2 years experience with 172 jumps. Aerodyne smart 220 #12841 reserve parachute manufactured 3-1-13 Aerodyne icon # IN-17-12526… - [Accident 20120728020409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120728020409A), Jul 28, 2012: Cessna 182D (N8882X), Rosehill, KS, Substantial damage. While straight and level at 10,000 feet MSL, the first jumper exited the aircraft and stood on the right hand wheel step preparing to jump. Before the skydiver… - [Incident 20060715013819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060715013819I), Jul 15, 2006: Cessna 182D (N8882X), Derby, KS, Minor damage. (-23) The parachute instructor was supervising a free fall student. The instructor exited the aircraft facing inboard from the step, with both feet on the… - [Incident 20010615023799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010615023799I), Jun 15, 2001: Cessna 182D (N8882X), Derby, KS, 1 fatal. (-23) Skydiver:geoffrey peggs, experience: approx. 300 jumps, advanced license holder, uspa jump master, training: in last 6 months, jump master… - [Incident 19890826047619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826047619I), Aug 26, 1989: Cessna 182D (N8882X), Lyons, KS, 1 fatal. Parachute jump fatal to jumper. Postion of activation handle indicates no attempt to deploy either parachute. 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.