Pilot Debrief

PACIFIC AEROSPACE CORP LTD 750XL near Mulino, OR — 2024-08-31

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Date
2024-08-31
Location
Mulino, OR, USA
Airport
4S9
Aircraft
PACIFIC AEROSPACE CORP LTD 750XL
Registration
N902ST
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The skydiver’s unintentional parachute deployment and subsequent entanglement with the airplane’s horizontal stabilizer.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the airplane reported that, during a skydiving flight, a skydiver’s parachute deployed early and became entangled with the tail. He felt the airplane pitch up and down violently before the parachute dislodged from the tail. The skydivers exited the airplane successfully and he was able to land the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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