# Incident 20191214021459I: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G, Cocoa Beach, FL, December 14, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2019, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cocoa Beach, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 28.3291° N, 80.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cocoa Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3291&lon=-80.6275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3239T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3239T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G (registry code 3021458, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC3C-S1C3G
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191214021459I

## Narrative

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

AS THE SKYDIVER NAVIGATED THE BASE AND FINAL LEG OF HER APPROACH, NO ABNORMAL PARACHUTE FUNCTION WAS OBSERVED.  SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET PAST THE WATER AS SHE WAS COMING UP SHORT ON HER LANDING ONTO THE FLAT SOFT SANDS OF THE BEACH.  THE SKYDIVER FAILED TO ADJUST HER FLARE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE SLOPE OF THE BEACH.  HER RATE OF DESCENT DID NOT DECREASE ENOUGH AND  SHE KICKED HER FEET FORWARD GETTING READY FOR A HARD LANDING.

JUMP CONDITIONS: CLEAR SKIES, WINDS APPROXIMATELY 240 AT 10 MPH WITH SOME  GUSTS.  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WINDS COMING OVER THE BUILDINGS ALONG THE BEACH WERE CAUSING TURBULENCE AS THE SKYDIVERS APPROACHED THE LANDING AREA.

THE BEACH CONDITIONS WERE LOW TIDE WITH A DROP IN ELEVATION APPROXIMATELY 7-10 FEET FROM THE TOP OF BEACH TO THE WATER BREAKS.

NAME OF INJURED JUMPER:  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

LICENSE: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

EXPERIENCE: 700 JUMPS

## Other reports on N3239T (1)

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

- [Accident 20010709016939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010709016939A), Jul 9, 2001: Doug DC3 (N3239T), Titusville, FL, No damage. (.19) On July 9, 2001, at 1325 eastern daylight time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-3, N3239T, collided with runway 27, during landing at the Titusville; Space coast…

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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