# Incident 20190421003139I: Cessna 182A, Oak Island, NC, April 21, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2019, 09:00 local time
- Place: Oak Island, NC
- Airport: Cape Fear Regional Jetport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.9151° N, 78.1190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Island, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9151&lon=-78.1190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5914B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5914B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- 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/20190421003139I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT 9:00 AM EDT, WHILE PERFORMING A HIGH PERFORMANCE LANDING MANEUVER, A PARACHUTE JUMPER IMPACTED THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES.  THE JUMPER HAD A TOTAL OF 350 TOTAL JUMPS, 10 JUMPS WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS, AND 100 JUMPS WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.  HE HELD A USPA LICENSE WITH A, B, AND C QUALIFICATIONS.  SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT THE MANEUVER HE WAS PERFORMING REQUIRED 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL TO INITIATE.  EYE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT HE STARTED THE MANEUVER AT AROUND 75 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER.  THE PARACHUTE AND THE JUMPER HIT THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME, WITH THE PARACHUTE AND JUMPER HORIZONTAL TO THE HORIZON.  THERE WAS NO FLARE MANEUVER ATTEMPTED BEFORE GROUND IMPACT.  SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED AND WORKED AS DESIGNED. THERE WERE NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE PARACHUTE.  THE JUMPER WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  USPA MEMBERSHIP NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## Other reports on N5914B (1)

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

- [Incident 19840331022439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840331022439I), Mar 31, 1984: Cessna 182A (N5914B), Livermore, CA. Skydiver drifted off course. Landed in a residental area, struck wires and a street surface.

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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