Cessna 182A N5015D
10 November 1991 · Bowling Green, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 November 1991 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N5015D, operated by Skydive St. Louis, Inc., was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Missouri, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bowling Green, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.3304, -91.1896
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A
- Registration
- N5015D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skydive St. Louis, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bowling Green → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92LA025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE SKY DIVER'S PARACHUTE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT WAS FLYING A GROUP OF SPORT PARACHUTISTS ON A JUMP RUN, AND NOTICED A PILOT PARACHUTE OUT OF ITS PACK. THE PILOT YELLED AT PARACHUTIST BUT HE STEPPED ONTO THE AIRCRAFT WING STRUT. THE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED AND PULLED THE PARACHUTIST OFF THE STRUT. THE PARACHUTE BECAME MOMENTARILY ENTANGLED WITH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY. THE PARACHUTIST LANDED SAFELY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1991 | Cessna 182L | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | Douglas H. Mowat | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1991 | Cessna 182N | La Belle, Florida, United States | Smith, Gregory H. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1991 | Cessna 182 | Xenia, Ohio, United States | Skydive Green County | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1991 | Cessna 182 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Alex S. MacLean | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1991 | Cessna 182N | Shelton, Washington, United States | Richard L. Sandefur | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1991 | Cessna 182A | Mead, Washington, United States | TED G. Idloff | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1991 | Gremminger KOLB TWINSTAR | St. Genevieve, Missouri, United States | Greg W. Gremminger | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1991 | Manville AVID FLYER | Mexico, Missouri, United States | George Manville | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1991 | Schweizer G164B | Gideon, Missouri, United States | Wilkens Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1991 | Akins STINGER | Blairstown, Missouri, United States | Richard Akins | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1991 | Huff PULSAR | Missouri City, Missouri, United States | Glenn E. Huff | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1991 | Cessna 150L | Taylor, Missouri, United States | Haerr Field, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |