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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210-5(205) · Little Rock, AR · July 4, 2017

Date: July 4, 2017 · 19:05 local
Place: Little Rock, AR
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8310Z
Reported as: Cessna 210-5(205)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N8310ZRegistered now · Cessna 210-5(205)S/N 205-0310 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 210-5(205)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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.

Approximately 1900 hours on July 4th, 2017 during a skydiving/parachute event, privacy data omitted toggle/ steering handle came loose approximately 20 ft AGL. The parachute collapsed on the right side causing the skydiver to have a semi-uncontrolled landing, impacting the ground at a high rate of speed. The skydiver received several broken bones (leg & ribs) along with head trauma and is in critical condition at this time.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS ON JULY 4TH, 2017 DURING A SKYDIVING/PARACHUTE EVENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOGGLE/ STEERING HANDLE CAME LOOSE APPROXIMATELY 20 FT AGL. THE PARACHUTE COLLAPSED ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE SKYDIVER TO HAVE A SEMI-UNCONTROLLED LANDING, IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE SKYDIVER RECEIVED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES (LEG & RIBS) ALONG WITH HEAD TRAUMA AND IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT THIS TIME.