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FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · Williamston, NC · April 6, 2013

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Date
April 6, 2013 · 10:15 local
Place
Williamston, NC
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4045D
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
N4045DRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 34745 · Built 1957Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Parachute jumper exited the aircraft at 3500 feet, normal jump. Witnesses state that the jumper had a normal approach to landing with normal down wind, turned normal base at 500 feet, turned final at approximately 250 feet, and at approximately 50 feet went into a sharp left turn and impacted the ground at high rate of speed. Chute was fully inflated to the ground. The jumper was observed trying to grab his right control toggle that apparently slipped out of his hand. Responders got to jumper immediately but were unable to revive victim.

Name of jumper: frank albert plisko

Experience and training of jumper: 20+ years of jumping, military freefall/halo qualified. 507 total jumps, 200 jumps in last 12 months, 27 jumps in last 30 days, 173 jumps on current canopy.

Club affiliation: united states parachute association with "d" license and coach rating.

Description of equipment:

Velocity sports equipment infinity container s/n: 8270.

Performance designs stilleto 150, main canopy: s/n: ST-150013976

Performance designs PD143, reserve canopy s/n: 19982.

Last reserve repack was performed 1 March, 2013 by cert#: 3531449 seal symbol #: V91. No problems noted during the inspection of equipment following the incident.

As the FAA filed it

PARACHUTE JUMPER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT 3500 FEET, NORMAL JUMP. WITNESSES STATE THAT THE JUMPER HAD A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING WITH NORMAL DOWN WIND, TURNED NORMAL BASE AT 500 FEET, TURNED FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET WENT INTO A SHARP LEFT TURN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CHUTE WAS FULLY INFLATED TO THE GROUND. THE JUMPER WAS OBSERVED TRYING TO GRAB HIS RIGHT CONTROL TOGGLE THAT APPARENTLY SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND. RESPONDERS GOT TO JUMPER IMMEDIATELY BUT WERE UNABLE TO REVIVE VICTIM.

NAME OF JUMPER: FRANK ALBERT PLISKO

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER: 20+ YEARS OF JUMPING, MILITARY FREEFALL/HALO QUALIFIED. 507 TOTAL JUMPS, 200 JUMPS IN LAST 12 MONTHS, 27 JUMPS IN LAST 30 DAYS, 173 JUMPS ON CURRENT CANOPY.

CLUB AFFILIATION: UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION WITH "D" LICENSE AND COACH RATING.

DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT:

VELOCITY SPORTS EQUIPMENT INFINITY CONTAINER S/N: 8270.

PERFORMANCE DESIGNS STILLETO 150, MAIN CANOPY: S/N: ST-150013976

PERFORMANCE DESIGNS PD143, RESERVE CANOPY S/N: 19982.

LAST RESERVE REPACK WAS PERFORMED 1 MARCH, 2013 BY CERT#: 3531449 SEAL SYMBOL #: V91. NO PROBLEMS NOTED DURING THE INSPECTION OF EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.