# Incident 20160821014639I: Cessna A188A, Osage City, KS, August 21, 2016 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 21, 2016, 19:45 local time - Place: Osage City, KS - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Other, Specify - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 38.6341° N, 95.8210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osage City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6341&lon=-95.8210&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9995G (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES - People aboard: 0 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821014639I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE STUDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS CONDUCTING A TANDEM SKYDIVE WITH A UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION CERTIFIED TANDEM INSTRUCTOR (TI) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT SKYDIVE KANSAS DROP ZONE LOCATED IN OSAGE CITY, KS. THE EQUIPMENT UTILIZED FOR THE TANDEM JUMP WAS A STRONG INDUSTRIES, MODEL TNT HARNESS AND CONTAINER, STRONG INDUSTRIES MODEL T-364 CANOPY, RESERVE CANOPY STRONG INDUSTRIES MODEL PATRONUS THAT WAS PACKED BY AN FAA CURRENTLY CERTIFICATED RIGGER ON APRIL 17, 2016. THE PARACHUTE RIG WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AIRTEC, MODEL CYPRES AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE THAT WAS CURRENT AND ARMED AT THE TIME OF THE PARACHUTE JUMP. THE STUDENT WAS WEARING AN AIRWAVES RIGGING, MODEL PARA LIFT TANDEM ASSISTANCE HARNESS THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TI CORRECTLY. THE MAIN CANOPY WAS PACKED BY THE TI WHO IS ALSO AN FAA CERTIFICATED PARACHUTE RIGGER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE PARACHUTE JUMP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO MARKED ORTHOPEDIC ISSUES ON HER WAIVER AND VERBALLY STATED SHE HAD OSTEOPOROSIS. SHE, HER FAMILY, AND ASSISTANTS HAD SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME PLANNING PERSONALLY WITH THE TI TO ADDRESS THE EXTRA RISKS. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS ON GEAR AND PRACTICE WERE TAKEN BY THE TI AND STUDENT PRIOR TO THE PARACHUTE JUMP. THE TANDEM INSTRUCTOR WAS ASSISTED IN THE PLANE BY TWO OTHER CURRENT STRONG RATED TIS. ALL THREE HAVE EXPERIENCE ASSISTING SPECIAL NEEDS TANDEMS. THE JUMP WENT AS PLANNED WITH STABLE EXIT AND DROGUE THROW, CONTROLLED FREEFALL. UPON OPENING, THE STUDENT'S LEGS FLEW UP IN FRONT, AND SHE APPEARED TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE FROM THE OPENING SHOCK. THE TI ASKED HER IF SHE WAS HURT AND IF SHE FELT OKAY. SHE RESPONDED LUCIDLY AND NOT IN OBVIOUS PAIN AND SAID SHE WAS OKAY. SHE THEN REMARKED, "I THINK MY LEGS HIT ME IN MY FACE." SOON AFTER, STILL UNDER CANOPY, SHE REMARKED THAT SHE FELT SHE MIGHT BE INJURED BUT WAS NOT SURE, AS HER LEVEL OF FEELING IS DIMINISHED. AFTER ASCERTAINING SHE WAS NOT IN SEVERE PAIN AND WAS RESPONDING WELL, WAS TALKATIVE AND ENJOYING THE JUMP. THE TI CONTINUED TO LANDING. THE LANDING WAS A NORMAL LANDING IN LIGHT WINDS; ALTHOUGH THE TI DESCRIBED FEELING THE STUDENT'S RIGHT HEEL HIT THE TOP OF HER FOOT. THE STUDENT'S LEFT SIDE AND REAR DID NOT TOUCH THE GROUND AS THE TI ROLLED UNDER HER UPON LANDING. THE STUDENT APPEARED NORMAL AND CELEBRATED AFTER THE JUMP. GIVEN HER STATEMENT ABOUT FEELING A POSSIBLE INJURY UNDER CANOPY, THE TI, HER MOTHER, AND NURSE ASSISTANT DISCUSSED WITH HER HOW SHE WAS FEELING. AT THE TIME, SHE THOUGHT HER LEFT KNEE MIGHT HAVE BEEN STARTING TO SWELL. THE DAY AFTER THE JUMP, IN THE MORNING, SHE DESCRIBED HER LEFT KNEE AS TWICE ITS NORMAL SIZE. SHE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HER DOCTOR AND ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST. THEY DETERMINED SHE HAS A SMALL CRACK IN HER FEMUR JUST ABOVE HER LEFT KNEE AND IS BEING TREATING WITH A KNEE BRACE AND PAIN MEDS. SHE SAYS SHE OTHERWISE FEELS FINE AND NO OTHER INJURIES. IT IS UNCERTAIN WHETHER SHE WAS INJURED ON LANDING UPON OPENING. IF IT WAS ON LANDING, THE INJURY IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THAT HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. IF IT WAS ON OPENING, THE WAY THE INJURY WAS CAUSED IS UNCLEAR, OTHER THAN HER SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BONE FRACTURE DUE TO OSTEOPOROSIS. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.