# Incident 20130616010269I: Beech 65-A90, Perkasie, PA, June 16, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Airport: Pennridge Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.3892° N, 75.2905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENNRIDGE (CKZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3892&lon=-75.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130616010269I

## Narrative

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

THE PARACHUTER WAS MAKING A VIDEO JUMP. JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, WITNESSES SAW HIM MAKE A LEFT TURN AT LESS THAN 200 FEET AGL. HE WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE FLARE MANEUVER, AND LANDED VERY HARD ON HIS LEFT SIDE ON AN ASPHALT TAXIWAY. HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT FEMUR WHICH REQUIRED SURGICAL REPAIR BY METAL PIN INPLACEMENT AND A THREE DAY STAY IN HOSPITAL. VISIBILITY: 6+ SM; SURFACE WINDS: 09G13 KNOTS.

8020.11 REPORT:

A.  NAME OF JUMPER - ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

B.  EXPERIENCE/TRAINING OF JUMPER - 989 TOTAL JUMPS; LAST 30 DAYS: 43; LAST YEAR: 250;   USPA LICENSE: D

C.  CLUB AFFILIATION - ADVENTURE SKYDIVING CENTER, PENNRIDGE AIRPORT, PA.

D.  DESCRIPTION OF PARACHUTES AND THEIR PACKING RECORDS - MAIN MANFACTURER: PERFORMANCE DESIGNS (PD); MODEL: KATANA; PACKED BY JUMPER.  RESERVE MANFACTURER: PD; MODEL: OP

## Other reports on N129LA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210307001839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210307001839I), Mar 7, 2021: Beech 65-A90 (N129LA), Panama City, FL, Minor damage. The aircraft landed at ecp. As the aircraft landed the front gear only collapsed.
- [Accident 20100302041649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100302041649A), Mar 2, 2010: Beech 65-A90 (N129LA), Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage. On March 02, 2010 Beech 65-A90 N129LA, at Dekalb Airport after normal landing, the left landing gear started to shake then collapsed. Aircraft skidded to a…

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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