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FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Snohomish, WA · June 3, 2016

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Date
June 3, 2016 · 19:45 local
Place
Snohomish, WA
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9655B
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total
N9655BRegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0145 · Built 1989Airframe modelCessna 208BEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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.

Parachute fatality: normal freefall and opening of chute and the jumper flew a standard/predictable pattern. He appeared to have not seen another jumper who was on a longer final approach. It is believed that at about an altitude of 100 feet, either both jumpers chutes made contact or the incident jumpers chute was affected by the other parachutists wake turbulance. The incident jumpers chute collapsed and there was not enough altitude to recover.

Experience and training: us parachute association c-license holder with 625 skydives, 25 in last 30 days, 178 in last 12 months.

Club affiliation: us parachute association. Primarily jumped at S43 (skydive Snohomish)

Description of parachutes and there packing records:

Reserve chute--performance designs model "pd-reserve", 143 sq ft, dom sep 1999, s/n 020461, packed jan 24, 2016 by S4N.

Container--velocity sports equipment model "infinity", s/n 6362, dom feb 2001

Main chute--icarus model "crossfire 2", 129 sq ft, dom unknown, packed by jumper, date packed unknown.

Automatic acitivation device--mars model "M2 expert", s/n 004250, dom dec 2015

As the FAA filed it

PARACHUTE FATALITY: NORMAL FREEFALL AND OPENING OF CHUTE AND THE JUMPER FLEW A STANDARD/PREDICTABLE PATTERN. HE APPEARED TO HAVE NOT SEEN ANOTHER JUMPER WHO WAS ON A LONGER FINAL APPROACH. IT IS BELIEVED THAT AT ABOUT AN ALTITUDE OF 100 FEET, EITHER BOTH JUMPERS CHUTES MADE CONTACT OR THE INCIDENT JUMPERS CHUTE WAS AFFECTED BY THE OTHER PARACHUTISTS WAKE TURBULANCE. THE INCIDENT JUMPERS CHUTE COLLAPSED AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RECOVER.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: US PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION C-LICENSE HOLDER WITH 625 SKYDIVES, 25 IN LAST 30 DAYS, 178 IN LAST 12 MONTHS.

CLUB AFFILIATION: US PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION. PRIMARILY JUMPED AT S43 (SKYDIVE SNOHOMISH)

DESCRIPTION OF PARACHUTES AND THERE PACKING RECORDS:

RESERVE CHUTE--PERFORMANCE DESIGNS MODEL "PD-RESERVE", 143 SQ FT, DOM SEP 1999, S/N 020461, PACKED JAN 24, 2016 BY S4N.

CONTAINER--VELOCITY SPORTS EQUIPMENT MODEL "INFINITY", S/N 6362, DOM FEB 2001

MAIN CHUTE--ICARUS MODEL "CROSSFIRE 2", 129 SQ FT, DOM UNKNOWN, PACKED BY JUMPER, DATE PACKED UNKNOWN.

AUTOMATIC ACITIVATION DEVICE--MARS MODEL "M2 EXPERT", S/N 004250, DOM DEC 2015