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FAA incident report · Cessna 182F · Franklin, IN · January 1, 2016

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Date
January 1, 2016 · 11:40 local
Place
Franklin, IN
Airport
Franklin Flying Field
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3549U
Reported as
Cessna 182F
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
N3549URegistered now · Cessna 182FS/N 18254949Airframe modelCessna 182FEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On January 1, 2016, at 11:40 local time, a 54 year old female skydiver, Mrs. Teresa g. woods received fatal injuries from impact with the ground after performing a routine jump from 2500 ft AGL. According to eye witness reports and an examination of "go pro" video footage, recorded by a fellow jump participant, Mrs. Woods main parachute did not initially deploy. Eye witness reports claim Mrs. Woods experienced a "pilot chute in tow" scenario. Subsequently, Mrs. Woods deployed the reserve parachute. Eye witness' report that the main chute deployed shortly after the reserve chute inflated. According to two on site experienced skidiving instructors and the pilot of the jump aircraft, Mrs. Woods parachutes manuevered to opposing sides of her resulting in a downplane scenario accelerating her into the ground. Examination of Mrs. Woods logbook showed that she had logged 1302 successful jumps and had repacked her main chute on oct 30, 2015, her last logged jump. Examination of her pack records showed the reserve chute had been repacked by a certificated rigger on sept 26, 2015. According to Mrs. Woods husband, and fellow skydivers, Mrs. Woods routinely repacked her own main parachute. Examination of the pack showed that Mrs. Woods did not attempt to cut away the main chute. Examination of the main chute showed no anomalies. The parachute manufacturer has been contacted and this report may be amended at a future date.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 1, 2016, AT 11:40 LOCAL TIME, A 54 YEAR OLD FEMALE SKYDIVER, MRS. TERESA G. WOODS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES FROM IMPACT WITH THE GROUND AFTER PERFORMING A ROUTINE JUMP FROM 2500 FT AGL. ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESS REPORTS AND AN EXAMINATION OF "GO PRO" VIDEO FOOTAGE, RECORDED BY A FELLOW JUMP PARTICIPANT, MRS. WOODS MAIN PARACHUTE DID NOT INITIALLY DEPLOY. EYE WITNESS REPORTS CLAIM MRS. WOODS EXPERIENCED A "PILOT CHUTE IN TOW" SCENARIO. SUBSEQUENTLY, MRS. WOODS DEPLOYED THE RESERVE PARACHUTE. EYE WITNESS' REPORT THAT THE MAIN CHUTE DEPLOYED SHORTLY AFTER THE RESERVE CHUTE INFLATED. ACCORDING TO TWO ON SITE EXPERIENCED SKIDIVING INSTRUCTORS AND THE PILOT OF THE JUMP AIRCRAFT, MRS. WOODS PARACHUTES MANUEVERED TO OPPOSING SIDES OF HER RESULTING IN A DOWNPLANE SCENARIO ACCELERATING HER INTO THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF MRS. WOODS LOGBOOK SHOWED THAT SHE HAD LOGGED 1302 SUCCESSFUL JUMPS AND HAD REPACKED HER MAIN CHUTE ON OCT 30, 2015, HER LAST LOGGED JUMP. EXAMINATION OF HER PACK RECORDS SHOWED THE RESERVE CHUTE HAD BEEN REPACKED BY A CERTIFICATED RIGGER ON SEPT 26, 2015. ACCORDING TO MRS. WOODS HUSBAND, AND FELLOW SKYDIVERS, MRS. WOODS ROUTINELY REPACKED HER OWN MAIN PARACHUTE. EXAMINATION OF THE PACK SHOWED THAT MRS. WOODS DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CUT AWAY THE MAIN CHUTE. EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN CHUTE SHOWED NO ANOMALIES. THE PARACHUTE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AT A FUTURE DATE.