NTSB FTW92LA047 — 1991-12-15 · CARLISLE, Arkansas, United States

Current FAA registration · N8883X

Make / Model: CESSNA 182Q
Year of manufacture: 1977 · 14 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19771107
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AC3E64

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8883X Cessna 182D None

Probable cause & findings

THE PARACHUTE JUMPER'S RESERVE PARACHUTE INADVERTENTLY OPENING, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, RESULTING IN THE JUMPER IMPACTING THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_FTW92LA047.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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