Service difficulty report · Drag Chute · Cessna 500CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 500CESSNA
System (JASC)
2563 · Parachute
Part
Drag Chute
Part number
SB533
Condition
Severed
Location
Fuselage
Part time
933 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF, THE DRAG CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED AND STARTED TO AGGRESSIVELY SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. THEN THE RISOR CORD FAILED APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM WHERE IT ATTACHES THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.