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FAA incident report · Douglas DC3 · Camarillo, CA · August 24, 2014

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Date
August 24, 2014 · 15:30 local
Place
Camarillo, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N45366
Reported as
Douglas DC3
Reported engine
WRIGHT C9GC&D series
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
N45366Registered now · Douglas DC3S/N 11757 · Built 1943Airframe modelDouglas DC3Engine modelWright C9GC&D seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

N45366, a Douglas DC-3, was being used as a jump aircraft for the united states marine corps (USMC) at the Camarillo airshow. The aircraft had a scheduled static line parachute jump about 1530 local time with 10 USMC jumpers. The aircraft was over runway 26 at an altitude of about 1200 feet. Nine jumpers exited the aircraft, all parachutes deployed normal. The tenth and last jumper exited the aircraft and became tangled in his static line. The jumper was tangled for about 20 seconds before the static line was cut, releasing him. The static line was cut by a member of the jump team inside the aircraft. Once released, the main parachute did not deploy properly. The parachutist had to deploy the reserve parachute. Both the parachutes opened just before the parachutist landed. The gunnery sergeant for the team stated that the pack for the parachutist got caught in the door of the DC-3. This caused the parachutist to be out of body position when he exited the aircraft. The gunnery sergeant stated the small size of the exit door might have caused the pack to get caught up.

As the FAA filed it

N45366, A DOUGLAS DC-3, WAS BEING USED AS A JUMP AIRCRAFT FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) AT THE CAMARILLO AIRSHOW. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SCHEDULED STATIC LINE PARACHUTE JUMP ABOUT 1530 LOCAL TIME WITH 10 USMC JUMPERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER RUNWAY 26 AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1200 FEET. NINE JUMPERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, ALL PARACHUTES DEPLOYED NORMAL. THE TENTH AND LAST JUMPER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND BECAME TANGLED IN HIS STATIC LINE. THE JUMPER WAS TANGLED FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS BEFORE THE STATIC LINE WAS CUT, RELEASING HIM. THE STATIC LINE WAS CUT BY A MEMBER OF THE JUMP TEAM INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE RELEASED, THE MAIN PARACHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. THE PARACHUTIST HAD TO DEPLOY THE RESERVE PARACHUTE. BOTH THE PARACHUTES OPENED JUST BEFORE THE PARACHUTIST LANDED. THE GUNNERY SERGEANT FOR THE TEAM STATED THAT THE PACK FOR THE PARACHUTIST GOT CAUGHT IN THE DOOR OF THE DC-3. THIS CAUSED THE PARACHUTIST TO BE OUT OF BODY POSITION WHEN HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE GUNNERY SERGEANT STATED THE SMALL SIZE OF THE EXIT DOOR MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE PACK TO GET CAUGHT UP.