# Incident 20231213018949I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, San Luis Obispo, CA, December 13, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2023, 15:42 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.2368° N, 120.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2368&lon=-120.6420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,118 total, 500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231213018949I

## Narrative

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

ON 12-13-2023, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE 45 DEGREE ENTRY FOR RIGHT TRAFFIC AT KSBP, AFTER CONTACTING THE CONTROL TOWER.

AIRSPEED ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 120 KIAS AND ABOUT 50 PERCENT POWER SETTING. THE CARGO ROLLUP DOOR WAS CLOSED AND THE PILOT SIDE STORM WINDOW WAS OPEN (DOWN). THE PILOT HEARD AN AUDIBLE "POP" AND FELT A JOSTLING OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THERE WERE 5 OCCUPANTS ABOARD 4 PARACHUTISTS AND THE PILOT. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE TOWER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND AND THE PILOT DID NOT KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGES. UPON SHUTTING DOWN ON THE RAMP THE PILOT INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND MADE THE NECESSARY PHONE CALLS TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE LEFT AFT ROLL UP JUMP DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT THE LEFT HAND LEADING EDGE HORIZONTAL SABILIZER. NO OTHER DAMAGES WERE NOTED.

## Other reports on N926MA (4)

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

- [Incident 20180624008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180624008519I), Jun 24, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N926MA), Lake Elsinore, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. The parachute jumper made a good exit from the aircraft and his parachute deployed normally but as he approached the ground he made a hard left turn. Before he…
- [Incident 20091111024399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091111024399I), Nov 11, 2009: Dhav DHC6300 (N926MA), Lake Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Sky diver was in a hight performance winged suite. He exited the aircraft facing forward and inflated his wings to soon. He struck the horizontal stabilizer…
- [Accident 19950723019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723019249A), Jul 23, 1995: Dhav DHC6 (N926MA), Belen, NM, 1 fatal. Exiting jumper hit head on doorway floor. Unconcious. Chute not deployed. Rescue tried by other jumper.
- [Incident 19940528024749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528024749I), May 28, 1994: Dhav DHC61 (N926MA), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. Jumpers collided while opening chutes. One knocked unconscious on landing died in hospital.

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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