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FAA accident report · Cessna 206 · Brooklyn, IA · August 16, 2013

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Date
August 16, 2013 · 17:30 local
Place
Brooklyn, IA
Airport
Skydive Iowa Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2070K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA500
Reported as
Cessna 206
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
335 total136 in this make and model118 in the last 90 days
N2070KRegistered now · Cessna 206S/N 206-0196 · Built 1964Airframe modelCessna 206Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft, which was configured for parachute operations departed the Brooklyn, Iowa airport with one pilot and one passenger to reposition aircraft to grinnell, IA for maintenance. Both pilot and passenger were wearing parachutes according to company policy. The pilot occupied the left front seat and was secured with a normal seat belt arrangement. The passenger was seated on the floor facing aft behind the pilot secured with a single attachment seatbelt normally used during parachute operations. During climbout, passenger attempted to move from the position occupied during takeoff to a position adjacent to the pilot. During the move the passenger inadvertently deployed the emergency parachute inside the aircraft. Being configured for parachute operations the aircraft did not have the right aft door installed; airflow through the open doorway of the aircraft pulled the parachute out of the aircraft, pulling the passenger with it. Investigation revealed that the passenger had inadvertently put the safety belt through the the emergency parachute d-ring handle instead of through his parachute harness as is the normal procedure. When he attempted to move in the cabin the seatbelt pulled the d- ring. During the forcible egress from the aircraft the passenger was pulled from the aircraft sustaining head injuries on the rear doorjamb of the open doorway. The parachute was temporarily entangled on the horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft requiring the pilot to have to fight for control of the aircraft. The parachute worked itself free. The passenger descended to the ground under full canopy. The passenger's injuries were fatal.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS CONFIGURED FOR PARACHUTE OPERATIONS DEPARTED THE BROOKLYN, IOWA AIRPORT WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER TO REPOSITION AIRCRAFT TO GRINNELL, IA FOR MAINTENANCE. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING PARACHUTES ACCORDING TO COMPANY POLICY. THE PILOT OCCUPIED THE LEFT FRONT SEAT AND WAS SECURED WITH A NORMAL SEAT BELT ARRANGEMENT. THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED ON THE FLOOR FACING AFT BEHIND THE PILOT SECURED WITH A SINGLE ATTACHMENT SEATBELT NORMALLY USED DURING PARACHUTE OPERATIONS. DURING CLIMBOUT, PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FROM THE POSITION OCCUPIED DURING TAKEOFF TO A POSITION ADJACENT TO THE PILOT. DURING THE MOVE THE PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. BEING CONFIGURED FOR PARACHUTE OPERATIONS THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT AFT DOOR INSTALLED; AIRFLOW THROUGH THE OPEN DOORWAY OF THE AIRCRAFT PULLED THE PARACHUTE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, PULLING THE PASSENGER WITH IT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PASSENGER HAD INADVERTENTLY PUT THE SAFETY BELT THROUGH THE THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE D-RING HANDLE INSTEAD OF THROUGH HIS PARACHUTE HARNESS AS IS THE NORMAL PROCEDURE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE IN THE CABIN THE SEATBELT PULLED THE D- RING. DURING THE FORCIBLE EGRESS FROM THE AIRCRAFT THE PASSENGER WAS PULLED FROM THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINING HEAD INJURIES ON THE REAR DOORJAMB OF THE OPEN DOORWAY. THE PARACHUTE WAS TEMPORARILY ENTANGLED ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRING THE PILOT TO HAVE TO FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PARACHUTE WORKED ITSELF FREE. THE PASSENGER DESCENDED TO THE GROUND UNDER FULL CANOPY. THE PASSENGER'S INJURIES WERE FATAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13LA500Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBrooklyn, IAThe improper routing of the seatbelt, which resulted in the inadvertent deployment of the reserve parachute, and the open jump door, which allowed the passenger to be pulled from the airplane.Aug 16, 2013 · Minor damage

Other reports on N2070K · 2

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

Incident 20090627011309IClimb · Brooklyn, IA(-23) Shortly after take-off, while climbing through two thousand feet, the engine "popped", began vibrating, and losing power. Pilot initiated an immediate turn upwind returning to the airport, and encountered a tail wind on final approach causing him to…Jun 27, 2009 · No damageAccident 19910829037459ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Kelly River, AKLanded on a sand bar strip. Struck a ditch and nosed over.Aug 29, 1991 · Substantial damage