# Incident 20141226023939I: Cessna 208B, Hidden Valley, AZ, December 26, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2014, 11:45 local time
- Place: Hidden Valley, AZ
- Airport: Hidden Valley
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.0542° N, 112.1736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HIDDEN VALLEY (AZ43), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0542&lon=-112.1736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9454B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9454B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141226023939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SKYDIVER DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON A SPORT JUMP AND SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED HIS PARACHUTE. WHILE MAKING A HIGH PERFORMANCE (SWOOPING) LANDING HE STATES THAT HE MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET LOW ON HIS LANDING FLARE. AS HE SWOOPED ACROSS THE GROUND HE HIT AN UNKNOWN OBJECT STICKING UP HIGHER THAN THE LANDING ZONE SURFACE.

THE SKYDIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN TIBIA, FIBULA, AND FEMUR BECAUSE OF IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A GREAT FORWARD SPEED. HIS INJURIES REQUIRED HIM TO BE HOSPITALIZED FRO 3 DAYS AND HE IS CONTINUING HOSPITALIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL SKIN GRAFTS.

THIS JUMPER WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE DROP ZONE AND HAD MADE A SUCCESSFUL JUMP EARLIER IN THE DAY. HIS TOTAL EXPERIENCE IS 440 JUMPS PRIOR TO THIS JUMP. HE HAS BEEN JUMPING FOR 2 YEARS, AND HAS OWNED THE PARACHUTE RIG THAT HE WAS JUMPING FOR MOST OF THAT TIME.

THE EQUIPMENT USED WAS:

HARNESS & CONTAINER: JAVELIN MODEL NJ

MAIN CANOPY:  ICARUS CROSSFIRE (119 SQ FT CANOPY)

RESERVE CANOPY:  ICARUS  (126 SQ FT CANOPY)

AAD EQUIPMENT: CYPRES  EXPERT

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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