# Incident 20130406004339I: Cessna 182A, Williamston, NC, April 6, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2013, 10:15 local time
- Place: Williamston, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.8465° N, 77.0661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8465&lon=-77.0661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4045D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4045D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130406004339I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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