# Incident 20220924017149I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Chester, SC, September 24, 2022 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 24, 2022, 13:30 local time - Place: Chester, SC - Airport: Chester Catawba Regional - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 34.7893° N, 81.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESTER CATAWBA RGNL (DCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7893&lon=-81.1958&mi=10 - Aircraft: N190KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N190KM) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER - 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/20220924017149I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. EON-DRA MESSAGE TEXT: CHESTER, SC (DCM): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DHC6, SKYDIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. POB: 1, INJURIES: FATAL, DAMAGE: NONE. 09/24/2022 1730Z GROUPS NOTIFIED: AIR-360 (OLD DIRECTORATES); AOV-230, ESA; CAE FSDO; CAMI (FATAL) AAM-630 FATAL/INJURY RPTS INSPECTOR STATEMENT: SKYDIVING INCIDENT AT CHESTER, SC DIGEST: I WAS DISPATCHED TO A FATAL SKYDIVE JUMP AT CHESTER, SC ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2022. THE CASUALTY WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UPON ARRIVAL I WAS GREETED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO SHOWED ME THE PARACHUTE THAT WAS IN USE. HE PROVIDED ME WITH THE REPACKING DOCUMENT, IT SHOWED THAT IT WAS REPACKED IN YORK, SC ON 9/7/2022 BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE SHOWS HE IS A MASTER PARACHUTE RIGGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS THE SAFETY AND TRAINING ADVISOR SHOWED ME THE VIDEO FROM THE CAMERA THAT WAS MOUNTED ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HELMET IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRESENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE STEP THROUGH REAR RISERS WERE TWISTED ON THE CHUTE BEFORE IT WAS PACKED. THE VIDEO SHOWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATING THE CHUTE WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET OFF THE GROUND WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PULLED ON THE RIGHT CORDS WITH BOTH HANDS AND THEN THE CHUTE STARTED IN A SPIRAL WHICH WAS MADE THE CHUTE UNCONTROLLABLE. THE JUMP AIRCRAFT WAS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A DHC-6 AND THE PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USPA INCIDENT REPORT: SUPPLIED DESCRIPTION: APPEARED TO BE A FULLY FUNCTIONING CANOPY. BEGAN TO SPIRAL AROUND PATTERN ALTITUDE UNTIL HARD IMPACT WITH THE GROUND, CPR WAS INITIATED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND CARRIED OUT FOR 20 MINS UNTIL EMS ARRIVED. JUMPER WAS THEN PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SCENE. SPECULATIONS: AFTER REVIEWING THE VIDEO, CANOPY OPENED WITH A LINE TWIST WHICH WAS QUICKLY CLEARED WHICH REVEALED A STEP THROUGH. JUMPER SPENT CANOPY FLIGHT FLYING WITH REAR RISERS AND MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RELEASE TOGGLES. JUMPER WAS OVERLY FOCUSED ON THE STEP THROUGH AND MADE NO CONTROLLABILITY CHECKS OR ATTEMPTED CUTAWAY. AROUND 800 FEET THE JUMPER ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED THE RIGHT TOGGLE DURING A REAR RISER INPUT RESULTING IN A LEFT SPIRAL. SPENT REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT TRYING TO RELEASE LEFT TOGGLE WITH NO SUCCESS. VIDEO WILL BE SENT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. ## Other reports on N190KM (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20210925022059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210925022059I), Sep 25, 2021: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N190KM), Chester, SC, No damage, 1 fatal. Eon-dra message text: Chester, SC (dcm): a skydiver received fatal injuries after leaving N190KN, DHC6. The parachute failed to fully deploy and the skydiver… - [Incident 20200606011099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200606011099I), Jun 6, 2020: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N190KM), Chester, SC, Minor damage, 1 fatal. While on approach under canopy, a skydiver on his first jump of an accelerated free fall course under shot his briefed landing zone by about 1000 feet. This… - [Incident 20180531006449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180531006449I), May 31, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N190KM), Chester, SC, No damage, 1 fatal. Dpre assessment of incident & iic concurrence: On Sunday may 31, 2018, there was a skydiving fatality that occurred at approximately 1515 EST at the Chester… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.