What happened
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Aircraft departed 3TE, Tecumseh, MI approx. 1700 local. With a load of 14 skydivers, approximately 400 lbs. Of fuel. This was the 10th flight of the day. At approximately 1900 ft. AGL, the engine made a couple of ?surges? Then the power rolled back to idle. The pilot ordered the able jumpers to exit. He cycled the power lever with no results, and then feathered the propeller.
5 Single jumpers were able to exit. The remaining were tandem jumpers, and the altitude was too low for them to exit. The jump instructors told them exiting jumpers to ?exit on reserve?. One jump instructor stated that one of the single jumpers deployed his main chute, had sniveling line twists?, then his aad fired and the reserve chute deployed. He descended under two canopies, in a downplane, into the trees. He sustained back injuries and was medevac?d from the scene. This was his 3rd jump of the day. He is a student jumper with only 12 total jumps.
After the jumpers exited, it was determined that the engine was at 50% ng. He executed precautionary engine restart procedures (igniters, fuel pump, and fuel valve on), unfeathered the prop, and unsecured the emergency power lever and looked for a suitable landing field. The emergency power was able to maintain approximately 500 ft. AGL. He flew approx. 1 mile to a private strip, paved strip and made an uneventful landing.
After landing engine runs confirmed the faults. Fuel quantity and visually verified by the pilot and airfield owner. Iic confirmed a fuel load of approximately 328 lbs. On 8/20/2013
The fuel control unit and fuel pump intermediate drive shaft were replaced on aug. 22 2013. Repair facility was contacted for a copy the fcu tear down report.
The injured jumper?s main chute was a solo 230; reserve chute was a smart 220.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 3TE, TECUMSEH, MI APPROX. 1700 LOCAL. WITH A LOAD OF 14 SKYDIVERS, APPROXIMATELY 400 LBS. OF FUEL. THIS WAS THE 10TH FLIGHT OF THE DAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 FT. AGL, THE ENGINE MADE A COUPLE OF ?SURGES? THEN THE POWER ROLLED BACK TO IDLE. THE PILOT ORDERED THE ABLE JUMPERS TO EXIT. HE CYCLED THE POWER LEVER WITH NO RESULTS, AND THEN FEATHERED THE PROPELLER.
5 SINGLE JUMPERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT. THE REMAINING WERE TANDEM JUMPERS, AND THE ALTITUDE WAS TOO LOW FOR THEM TO EXIT. THE JUMP INSTRUCTORS TOLD THEM EXITING JUMPERS TO ?EXIT ON RESERVE?. ONE JUMP INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ONE OF THE SINGLE JUMPERS DEPLOYED HIS MAIN CHUTE, HAD SNIVELING LINE TWISTS?, THEN HIS AAD FIRED AND THE RESERVE CHUTE DEPLOYED. HE DESCENDED UNDER TWO CANOPIES, IN A DOWNPLANE, INTO THE TREES. HE SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND WAS MEDEVAC?D FROM THE SCENE. THIS WAS HIS 3RD JUMP OF THE DAY. HE IS A STUDENT JUMPER WITH ONLY 12 TOTAL JUMPS.
AFTER THE JUMPERS EXITED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS AT 50% NG. HE EXECUTED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE RESTART PROCEDURES (IGNITERS, FUEL PUMP, AND FUEL VALVE ON), UNFEATHERED THE PROP, AND UNSECURED THE EMERGENCY POWER LEVER AND LOOKED FOR A SUITABLE LANDING FIELD. THE EMERGENCY POWER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN APPROXIMATELY 500 FT. AGL. HE FLEW APPROX. 1 MILE TO A PRIVATE STRIP, PAVED STRIP AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.
AFTER LANDING ENGINE RUNS CONFIRMED THE FAULTS. FUEL QUANTITY AND VISUALLY VERIFIED BY THE PILOT AND AIRFIELD OWNER. IIC CONFIRMED A FUEL LOAD OF APPROXIMATELY 328 LBS. ON 8/20/2013
THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND FUEL PUMP INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT WERE REPLACED ON AUG. 22 2013. REPAIR FACILITY WAS CONTACTED FOR A COPY THE FCU TEAR DOWN REPORT.
THE INJURED JUMPER?S MAIN CHUTE WAS A SOLO 230; RESERVE CHUTE WAS A SMART 220.
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