- Date
- December 15, 1991, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Carlisle, AR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8883XCessna 182D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911215056389A
- Case key
- 18426
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Probable cause
The parachute jumper's reserve parachute inadvertently opening, for undetermined reasons, resulting in the jumper impacting the right horizontal stabilizer.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a daytime flight, maneuvering at 8,500 feet MSL, a parachute jumper exited the airplane to position on the right wing strut in preparation for the jump. The jumper's reserve parachute inadvertently opened and the jumper was pulled from the strut and impacted the leading edge of the right horizontal stabilizer bending the spar. The airplane landed safely without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8883X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253283
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James R. Weddle
- Registered owner
- James R. Weddle
- Airport
- 4M3 · Carlisle
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 589 total · 98 in this make and model · 539 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8883X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.