# Incident 20160828024839I: Cessna 182, Maricopa, AZ, August 28, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5542B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5542B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160828024839I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 28, 2016, A SKY DIVING STUDENT OF PHOENIX SKYDIVE, WAS FATALLY INJURED IN A SKY DIVING INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALL NORMAL. THE STUDENT AND TWO INSTRUCTORS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT 11,500 FT. AGL. AT APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FT. THE STUDENT DEPLOYED THE PARACHUTE AND THE INSTRUCTORS TRACKED AWAY. WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE THE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED NORMALLY. AFTER DEPLOYMENT, FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, THERE APPEARED TO BE NO EFFORT BY THE STUDENT, TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OR RATE OF DECENT OF THE PARACHUTE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE INSPECTION OF THE PARACHUTE WAS CONDUCTED BY A DPRE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND NO DEFECTS OR ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. PARACHUTE MAIN CANOPY, PERFORMANCE DESIGN PD- NAVIGATOR, S/N NA260-001571. RESERVE CHUTE PERFORMANCE DESIGN PDR. CONTAINER SYSTEM UNITED TECHNOLOGIES V-9 1/2 S/N 35760.

## Other reports on N5542B (2)

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

- [Incident 20130801014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130801014379I), Aug 1, 2013: Cessna 182 (N5542B), Maricopa, AZ, Minor damage. On 08/01/2013 at 1022 PDT, near Maricopa, AZ at airport E68, pilot reported complete engine failure at 8000FT of N5542B, Cessna 182, during a parachute drop…
- [Incident 20070720016219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070720016219I), Jul 20, 2007: Cessna 182 (N5542B), Fort Smith, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On 7/20/2007 aircraft N5542B, a Cessna 182 departed changler, AZ (chd) with a destination of russellville, KY (4M7). Approximately 10PM a final approach…

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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