# Incident 20201107015949I: Cessna 182A, Ellington, CT, November 7, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2020, 13:10 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (7B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6193B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6193B) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 13,140 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201107015949I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/7/2020 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 7B9 WITH 4 JUMPERS TO CONDUCT SKY DIVING OPERATIONS. UPON REACHING THE CORRECT POSITION 4500 FEET ABOVE THE DROP ZONE THE CABIN DOOR WAS OPENED AND 2 JUMPERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE 3RD JUMPER WITH OUT ANY WARNING CLIMBED UP ON THE WING OUT BOARD OF THE WING STRUT PUTTING THE AIRCRAFT INTO STEEP SPIRAL DIVE TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS SUCSESSFUL, AFTER SEVERAL MANUVERING ATTEMPTS, TO KNOCK THE JUMPER OFF THE WING. HE WAS THEN ABLE TO LEVEL THE WINGS AND PULL OUT OF THE DIVE AT 1200 FEET. AT THIS TIME THE JUMP DOOR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A TORN DOOR HINGE, DENT ON UNDER SIDE OF RH FLAP, AND 2 DENTS IN THE WING LEADING EDGE CAUSED BY THE JUMPER. THE DOOR WAS RECOVED WITH MINAMAL DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N6193B (6)

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

- [Accident 20170601011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170601011179A), Jun 1, 2017: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, Substantial damage. The pilot obtained a weather briefing using foreflight, which included the reported weather for the bradley international airport (bdl) located approx. 17…
- [Incident 20041204035219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041204035219I), Dec 4, 2004: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, Minor damage. (-23) On 12-04-2004 a Cessna, C-182 struck a mobile helicopter landing pad while taxiing. The pad stands approximately 10 inches off the ground. The pad had…
- [Incident 20020506010039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020506010039I), May 6, 2002: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, 1 fatal. (-23) Mr. Bonadies was the president of Connecticut parachutists, inc. and also experienced instructor (jump master with 5000 jumps) had a fatal incident. Mr.…
- [Incident 19890513024749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890513024749I), May 13, 1989: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, 1 fatal. Upper chutist in a 2 stack operation hit lower canopy causing it to collapse. Reserve chute dip not fully deploy.
- [Incident 19861019069119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019069119I), Oct 19, 1986: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, 2 fatal. Parachutists were fatally injured when the drouge failed to extract. No attempt made to activate it.
- [Incident 19810524040989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524040989I), May 24, 1981: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, 1 fatal. Fatal parachute accident, chute malfunction.

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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