# Incident 20160821015029I: Cessna 208B, Middletown, OH, August 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2016, 10:47 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Middletown Regional/Hook Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821015029I

## Narrative

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

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 CESSNA 208-B, AT 13,000 FT FOR A THREE-WAY SKYDIVE. PLANNED OPENING ALTITUDE WAS 3,500 TO 4,000 FT AGL. THE JUMPERS OPENED LOWER THAN PLANNED.

THE JUMPER OPENED WITH A SPINNING MAIN CANOPY, HE STAYED WITH THIS MALFUNCTION FOR 8 TO 9 SECONDS BEFORE CUTTING AWAY AT A LOW ALTITUDE. NO RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED.  NO TAG COULD BE FOUND FOR THE PACKING OF THE RESERVE CHUTE. REPORT FROM CYPRES SN C2698, AUG 21, 2016, SWITCH ON DATE, ZULU TIME 14:07 APPROX. CALIBRATION OK, TAKE OFF TIME 14:22 ZULU, MAXIMUM ALTITUDE 13, 054 FT.,

ONLY BASIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO PRESSURE GRAPH AVAILABLE AS THE JUMPER DID NOT REACH OR EXCEED THE PRESET MINIMUM VERTICAL SPEED OF 78 MPH WHEN HE WAS IN THE ACTIVATION WINDOW (750 FT TO 120 FT ABOVE SWITCH-ON PRESSURE ALTITUDE). THE INFO LOG AT 14:44 ZULU INDICATED THAT THE CUTTER WAS FOUND MISSING AT THAT TIME. THE CYPRES AAD WORKED AS DESIGNED.

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

PARACHUTIST-^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

95 JUMPS

CLUB-START SKYDIVING

PARACHUTE HARNESS WAS NORTHERN LIGHT, RESERVE CHUTE TEMPO 170 PACKED 6/27/16 BY #2181268

## Other reports on N9529G (1)

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

- [Incident 20160821015019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821015019I), Aug 21, 2016: Cessna 208B (N9529G), Middletown, OH, No damage. 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…

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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