# Incident 20160821015019I: Cessna 208B, Middletown, OH, August 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Middletown Regional/Hook Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.5318° N, 84.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIDDLETOWN RGNL/HOOK FLD (MWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5318&lon=-84.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9529G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9529G) (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
- 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/20160821015019I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTIST WAS INJURED ON AUGUST 21, 2016, INVOLVING A PARACHUTE JUMP. HE HAS 100+ JUMPS. THIS OCCURRED AT START SKYDIVING IN MIDDLETOWN, OHIO. THE SKYDIVER HAD A PILOT CHUTE WRAP AROUND HIS LEG ON DEPLOYMENT OF HIS MAIN PARACHUTE. HE THEN DEPLOYED HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE WHICH OPEN CORRECTLY.

HE DID NOT CUTAWAY THE MAIN PARACHUTE, HE PULLED THE MAIN PARACHUTE TO HIS BODY AND HELD IT BETWEEN HIS LEGS UNTIL ABOUT ONE THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. AT THAT TIME THE MAIN PARACHUTE FELL OUT AND OPENED LEAVING HIM WITH TWO PARACHUTES DEPLOYED. WHEN THE MAIN PARACHUTE OPENED IT CAUGHT HIS LEGS IN THE LINES AND CAUSED HIM TO HIT THE GROUND ON HIS SIDE.

(REVIEWED BY FLM BAM ON 09/08/16)

PARACHUTIST- ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

100+ JUMPS

CLUB- STATRT SKYDIVING

PARACHUTE HARNESS- SUNPATH JAVELIN J3, RESERVE CHUTE RAVEN 181 PACKED ON 5/23/16 BY #2837769

## Other reports on N9529G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160821015029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821015029I), Aug 21, 2016: Cessna 208B (N9529G), Middletown, OH, No damage, 1 fatal. Parachutist with 95 jumps had a skydiving incident at start skydiving, Middletown, Ohio on Sunday August 21, 2016 at 10:47 am. Three jumpers exited N9529G a…

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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