# Accident 20180909016239A: Cessna 180A, Tuskegee, AL, September 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Tuskegee, AL
- Airport: Moton Field Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 32.4605° N, 85.6800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOTON FLD MUNI (06A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4605&lon=-85.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9558B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9558B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180909016239A

## Narrative

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

THE SKYDIVER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 10000 FEET MSL.  THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED NORMALLY AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET MSL.  AFTER A SERIES OF LOW ALTITUDE TURNING MANEUVERS, THE LINES CONNECTING THE HARNESS TO THE CANOPY BECAME TWISTED.  THIS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET MSL AND THE CONDITION WAS NOT CORRECTED PRIOR TO THE FATAL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9558B (2)

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

- [Incident 20210207000659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210207000659I), Feb 7, 2021: Cessna 180A (N9558B), Dekalb, GA, Minor damage. N9558B, C180A serial number 32855, landed rwy 34 on rollout aircraft veered right striking runway with the left wingtip and left elevator. PIC recovered and…
- [Incident 20060709013869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060709013869I), Jul 9, 2006: Cessna 180A (N9558B), Yellow Pine, ID, Minor damage. (-23) On landing at a back country airstrip, landed hard and sprung the landing gear sufficient enough to bring the propeller into contact with the ground.…

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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