What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft were flying in formation conducting parachute operations. This aircraft was the trailing aircraft. After reaching jump altitude of approximately 12,000 AGL, the door of the aircraft was opened and the jumpers exited onto the step preparing to jump. The aircraft then lost altitude and came in contact with the lead plane with the jumpers still on step. All of the jumpers in this aircraft were able to safely jump and the pilot was able to regain control of the aircraft and land the aircraft at suw.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WERE FLYING IN FORMATION CONDUCTING PARACHUTE OPERATIONS. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT. AFTER REACHING JUMP ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 12,000 AGL, THE DOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPENED AND THE JUMPERS EXITED ONTO THE STEP PREPARING TO JUMP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LOST ALTITUDE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LEAD PLANE WITH THE JUMPERS STILL ON STEP. ALL OF THE JUMPERS IN THIS AIRCRAFT WERE ABLE TO SAFELY JUMP AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT SUW.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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Other reports on N94059 · 3
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