| Description: An experienced skydiver's pilot chute escaped while standing on the step of the airplane (A C182). This pulled out the parachute which wrapped around the tail section of the airplane, pulling him into that section of the plane. He then fell from that section of the plane. It is unclear if anything else was deployed, but in any case, he did not survive. The plane was damaged, but landed without incident. Here is the NTSB report disagrees. The deceased was not used to jumping out of 182's, and it is possible his unfamiliarity with movement in a small plane may have contributed to a premature deployment. |