NTSB Identification: CEN14CA289
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, June 14, 2014 in Valmeyer, IL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/14/2014
Aircraft: CESSNA 182A, registration: N5172D
Injuries: 5 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
According to the pilot's report, he leveled the airplane about 11,000 feet and established a speed of 80 mph with 10 degrees of flaps extended. When the last skydiver exited the airplane, its nose pitched up. The pilot pushed forwarded on the control wheel and added full engine power. He experienced "difficulties" in pushing the control wheel forward and thought a parachute caused the control issue. The pilot subsequently used full nose down trim to assist his control of the airplane. A witness in a chase airplane confirmed the bent right horizontal stabilizer. The pilot assessed the deteriorating flight control situation. He decided to jump out of the airplane over farmland and use his emergency parachute there. The pilot observed the accident airplane spiral down as he descended under his parachute. A skydiver reported there were no mechanical malfunctions up to the time he exited and the last skydiver confirmed that his reserve canopy had deployed prematurely as he was leaving the step. The pilot reported no other mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The inadvertent deployment of the skydiver's drogue chute when he exited the airplane, resulting in it contacting and damaging the horizontal stabilizer.
http://registry.faa.gov/N5172D
FAA St. Louis FSDO-62
Everyone in a single-engine plane carrying skydivers left with a parachute on Saturday afternoon, even the pilot, leaving the plane to crash in a Monroe County field.
The Cessna 182 was taking skydivers up for a jump, said Festus Airport Manager Steve Riggle. The plane holds between three to four people and the pilot, Riggle said, but he did not know how many skydivers were on board on Saturday.
After all the skydivers jumped from the plane, the pilot reported experiencing mechanical problems, Riggle said.
The pilot, whose name was not released, flew the plane across the Mississippi River in an attempt to get to a remote area, put on a parachute and leapt from the plane, Riggle said.
"At that point, he didn't have any choice," Riggle said. "He did a very good job of making sure that no one was injured."
The plane went down between 2 and 2:30 p.m., Riggle said.
The plane crashed in a field near B and Berger Roads, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Department. There were no injuries.
Damage to the plane is substantial, Riggle said.
"It's never what you want to do, but sometimes you do what you have to," Riggle said.
Source: http://www.bnd.com
MONROE COUNTY, Ill. (KSDK) – A pilot is not injured after he parachuted out of his malfunctioning plane near Valmeyer Saturday afternoon, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Department.
The plane crashed in a remote area near B and Berger Roads.
The Cessna 182 had departed from the airport in Festus.
Even though the plane was typically used for skydiving, the airport says the pilot was the only person aboard the plane.
During the flight, the pilot said he had experienced a problem. When he realized it wouldn't be safe to land, he flew toward a remote part of Illinois and parachuted out.
No additional information was immediately available.
Story and photos: http://www.ksdk.com
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment