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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Lakeland, FL · March 8, 2014

Date: March 8, 2014 · 11:03 local
Place: Lakeland, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N211R
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA146
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental C145 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total4,200 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N211RRegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2016 · Cessna 170BS/N 20672 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot departed runway 32 at X49 behind the local skydive aircraft for two touch and go?s and a fullstop landing. The skydive aircraft climbed to 12000 feet and released jumpers and several jumpers had already landed. The pilot was on short final to the full stop landing when a skydiver appeared in the final approach path .the aircraft?s right wing caught the right side of the skydivers parachute. This pivoted the aircraft to the right 180 degrees and impacted the ground in a near vertical attitude short of runway 32 in the over run area. The skydiver landed in the over run portion of runway 32 approximately 52 feet from where the aircraft landed. No injury to the skydiver and pilot had minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 32 AT X49 BEHIND THE LOCAL SKYDIVE AIRCRAFT FOR TWO TOUCH AND GO?S AND A FULLSTOP LANDING. THE SKYDIVE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 12000 FEET AND RELEASED JUMPERS AND SEVERAL JUMPERS HAD ALREADY LANDED. THE PILOT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO THE FULL STOP LANDING WHEN A SKYDIVER APPEARED IN THE FINAL APPROACH PATH .THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT WING CAUGHT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SKYDIVERS PARACHUTE. THIS PIVOTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT 180 DEGREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE SHORT OF RUNWAY 32 IN THE OVER RUN AREA. THE SKYDIVER LANDED IN THE OVER RUN PORTION OF RUNWAY 32 APPROXIMATELY 52 FEET FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. NO INJURY TO THE SKYDIVER AND PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.

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 ERA14LA146Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMulberry, FLThe failure of the pilot and the parachutist to see and avoid each other, which resulted in the airplane’s wing colliding with the parachute’s suspension lines.Mar 8, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N211R · 1

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

Accident 19970706045089ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Jackson, WYLost directional control landing. Nosed over trying to regain control with brakes. Blames wind gusts. High tail time.Jul 6, 1997 · Substantial damage