# NTSB CEN12LA549: Cessna 182D, N8882X, Rose Hill, KS, July 28, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 28, 2012, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Rose Hill, KS - Coordinates: 37.566665, -97.175003 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5667&lon=-97.1750&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 26, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 84694 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12LA549 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84694/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84694 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA549 ## Probable cause The inadvertent deployment of a skydiver's parachute, which struck the right horizontal stabilizer. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Passenger (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182D, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md?model=2072710), [All aircraft, 397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182D, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072710), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) ## Analysis As a skydiver was exiting the airplane, his parachute inadvertently deployed and struck the right horizontal stabilizer. He deployed his reserve parachute and landed without further incident. After all the skydivers had exited the airplane, the pilot saw that the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator were damaged. After an uneventful landing, postaccident examination revealed the right stabilizer spar was bent. ## Factual narrative On July 28, 2012, about 1100 central daylight time, a Cessna 172D, N8882X, was substantially damaged when a skydiver's parachute deployed prematurely and struck the right horizontal stabilizer near Rose Hill, Kansas. The pilot was not injured. All three skydivers parachuted to safety. The airplane was registered to and operated by Myrtle Aviation, Inc., of Wichita, Kansas, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a skydiving flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The local flight originated from Cook Airfield (KK50), Rose Hill, Kansas, approximately 1035. According to the pilot’s accident report, a skydiver had an inadvertent deployment of his parachute while exiting the airplane at 11,500 feet mean sea level. The skydiver deployed his reserve parachute. Two other skydivers departed the airplane without incident. After all the skydivers had exited the airplane, the pilot saw that the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator had been damaged. He configured the aircraft for landing, performed controllability checks, and made an uneventful landing. Post-accident examination revealed the right stabilizer spar was bent. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8882X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8882X), registered now, S/N 18253282, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D - Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18253282 - Airframe hours: 11935 - Engines: Continental O-520-U/TS 280 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Skydiving, Part 91 - Operator: Myrtle Aviation, Inc. - Registered owner: Myrtle Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 10, 2012 - Departed: KK50, Rose Hill, KS - Destination: KK50, Rose Hill, KS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 31, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 843 total, 178 in this make and model, 773 as pilot in command, 65 in the last 90 days, 34 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 7 knots - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: KIAB, 9 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20120728020409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120728020409A), Jul 28, 2012: Cessna 182D, Rosehill, KS, Substantial damage. While straight and level at 10,000 feet MSL, the first jumper exited the aircraft and stood on the right hand wheel step preparing to jump. Before the skydiver… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 14, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84694. 215 KB in all. - NTSB Form 6120.1-2, Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Report (item 1, .PDF, 191 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40376020&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120.1-2,%20Pilot-Operator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 24 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40376021&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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