20150619011899I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Jamul, CA · June 19, 2015

Date: June 19, 2015 · 13:15 local
Place: Jamul, CA
Airport: Nichols Field
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N850VY
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

At 1315 hrs on 6/19/2015 at nichol's field(0CL3), a parachutist at skydive san diego(andrei penz)executed a sharp left turn on final approach. This resulted in a steep dive which he was unable to recover from. Cross winds were approximately 9MPH. Weather was clear. Video of the incident shows the left corner of the parachute possibly folding under causing a steep dive. This video was sent to AVP-100(david gerlach)to see if enhancement is possible. Mr. Penz had approximately 4000 jumps and packed his own parachute.

7/20/15: Received an enhanced frame of the accident video from Mr. Gerlach which does not assist in determing a cause.

As the FAA filed it

AT 1315 HRS ON 6/19/2015 AT NICHOL'S FIELD(0CL3), A PARACHUTIST AT SKYDIVE SAN DIEGO(ANDREI PENZ)EXECUTED A SHARP LEFT TURN ON FINAL APPROACH. THIS RESULTED IN A STEEP DIVE WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM. CROSS WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 9MPH. WEATHER WAS CLEAR. VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT SHOWS THE LEFT CORNER OF THE PARACHUTE POSSIBLY FOLDING UNDER CAUSING A STEEP DIVE. THIS VIDEO WAS SENT TO AVP-100(DAVID GERLACH)TO SEE IF ENHANCEMENT IS POSSIBLE. MR. PENZ HAD APPROXIMATELY 4000 JUMPS AND PACKED HIS OWN PARACHUTE.

7/20/15: RECEIVED AN ENHANCED FRAME OF THE ACCIDENT VIDEO FROM MR. GERLACH WHICH DOES NOT ASSIST IN DETERMING A CAUSE.