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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland DHC-6-200 · Lebanon, ME · September 27, 2018

Date
September 27, 2018 · 14:00 local
Place
Lebanon, ME
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N321CY
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-6-200
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
17
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During a group tandem skydive event, instructor privacy data omitted was secured to his student, rprivacy data omitted. The flight/jump was filmed from boarding through deployment of the main chute. After deployment, privacy data omitted stated privacy data omitted was speaking to him during descent under a normally functioning parachute, then ?he was gone?. privacy data omitted Was able to maneuver himself back to the airport unassisted and land uninjured.

privacy data omitted Owner/ceo of skydive new england, did not participate in the jump but reviewed the video. He stated all gear and actions showed no evidence of anything other than a textbook jump.

privacy data omitted Started at skydive new england almost nine years ago as a parachute packer. He became a tandem instructor and had accumulated more than 4000 skydives. He also held a privacy data omitted and a third class medical certificate with an exam date of 6/25/18.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A GROUP TANDEM SKYDIVE EVENT, INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SECURED TO HIS STUDENT, R^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT/JUMP WAS FILMED FROM BOARDING THROUGH DEPLOYMENT OF THE MAIN CHUTE. AFTER DEPLOYMENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SPEAKING TO HIM DURING DESCENT UNDER A NORMALLY FUNCTIONING PARACHUTE, THEN ?HE WAS GONE?. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER HIMSELF BACK TO THE AIRPORT UNASSISTED AND LAND UNINJURED.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OWNER/CEO OF SKYDIVE NEW ENGLAND, DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE JUMP BUT REVIEWED THE VIDEO. HE STATED ALL GEAR AND ACTIONS SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING OTHER THAN A TEXTBOOK JUMP.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED AT SKYDIVE NEW ENGLAND ALMOST NINE YEARS AGO AS A PARACHUTE PACKER. HE BECAME A TANDEM INSTRUCTOR AND HAD ACCUMULATED MORE THAN 4000 SKYDIVES. HE ALSO HELD A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WITH AN EXAM DATE OF 6/25/18.

Other reports on N321CY · 1

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