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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech B90 · Perkasie, PA · July 8, 2014

Date: July 8, 2014 · 11:06 local
Place: Perkasie, PA
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N330AA
Reported as: Beech B90
Reported engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2

N330AARegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2018 · Beech B90S/N LJ-361 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech B90 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Tendem parachute jump originated from pennridge airport (ckz). All jumpers exited the aircraft normally at 12,000 feet. The instructor deployed the main canopy at a normal altitude of approximately 6,000 feet. The canopy malfunctioned causing a violent spin. The instructors attempt to jettison the main canopy was unsucessful resulting in only a partial cutaway "streamer". The instructor then deployed the reserve canopy which fouled in the main canopy. The main canopy was then sucessfully jettisonned. There was insufficient altitude remaining for the instructor to inflate and brake the reserve canopy well enough to prevent serious injury to the instructor and student/passenger.

The main canopy was found located an unusually short distance from the incident site.

The main canopy was found to have canopy material from the right rear corner pulled approxomately 20 inches through the slider grommet. No other anomolies were noted with the main canpopy, reserve canopy, or harness.

As the FAA filed it

TENDEM PARACHUTE JUMP ORIGINATED FROM PENNRIDGE AIRPORT (CKZ). ALL JUMPERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY AT 12,000 FEET. THE INSTRUCTOR DEPLOYED THE MAIN CANOPY AT A NORMAL ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 6,000 FEET. THE CANOPY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING A VIOLENT SPIN. THE INSTRUCTORS ATTEMPT TO JETTISON THE MAIN CANOPY WAS UNSUCESSFUL RESULTING IN ONLY A PARTIAL CUTAWAY "STREAMER". THE INSTRUCTOR THEN DEPLOYED THE RESERVE CANOPY WHICH FOULED IN THE MAIN CANOPY. THE MAIN CANOPY WAS THEN SUCESSFULLY JETTISONNED. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE REMAINING FOR THE INSTRUCTOR TO INFLATE AND BRAKE THE RESERVE CANOPY WELL ENOUGH TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY TO THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT/PASSENGER.

THE MAIN CANOPY WAS FOUND LOCATED AN UNUSUALLY SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE INCIDENT SITE.

THE MAIN CANOPY WAS FOUND TO HAVE CANOPY MATERIAL FROM THE RIGHT REAR CORNER PULLED APPROXOMATELY 20 INCHES THROUGH THE SLIDER GROMMET. NO OTHER ANOMOLIES WERE NOTED WITH THE MAIN CANPOPY, RESERVE CANOPY, OR HARNESS.

Other reports on N330AA · 2

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

Incident 20150624014539ILanding: Touchdown · Sussex, NJAircraft experienced declining power lost while approaching airfield for landing. Landing gear only partially extending causing the left main gear to collapse on landing with weight followed by the right gear and nose gear collapsing as aircraft came to rest…Jun 24, 2015 · Minor damage Incident 20150514005929ISussex, NJJumper name paul m hayes. Jumper experience approximately 750 jumps. Recent aff rating. Reserve side instructor proficiency check 4/18/15. Jumper has no known club affiliations. Parachute is a katana 107 manufactured by performance designs, owned and packed…May 14, 2015 · No damage · 1 fatal