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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 4, 2021 15:43:47 GMT 12
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Post by Mustang51 on Nov 4, 2021 18:40:48 GMT 12
Betting that one went unreported........
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Post by planecrazy on Nov 4, 2021 18:42:58 GMT 12
Whoa, that was scary, would be expensive using a Kingair for parachute work.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Nov 4, 2021 20:20:26 GMT 12
Imagine the aft C of G with all those skydivers crammed out the door, plus the added drag, plus the blanketing of the airflow over the tailplane...
I note the pilot tries to pick up the wing with aileron which cements the spin, then stops the spin using standard control inputs, then gets secondary stalls and incipient spin entry twice more. Was probably pulling hard with all that adrenaline pumping!
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Post by Mustang51 on Nov 4, 2021 23:49:51 GMT 12
Again....betting no report except the excessive club bar bill........
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Post by McFly on Nov 5, 2021 8:13:25 GMT 12
Betting that one went unreported........ Again....betting no report except the excessive club bar bill........ Taken from the original video post...
"Quote: "Incident info released for general information and educational purposes to the aviation community by videographer Bernard Janse van Rensburg, with the full knowledge of the drop zone operations."
"The Beechcraft C90 King Air was trimmed up for the exit procedure at an altitude of 16000’ AGL for the second load of a planned 20x jump event. We opened the door and began the climb out. As is normal, the skydive team was fully focused on achieving correct positioning and exit timing. This intense focus on task resulted in many of the skydivers missing the tell-tale signs of an imminent stall.
From the videographer exit position (outside, most tail-ward end of the jumper line) I felt the plane 'slip' once and then twice after which I knew something was wrong and decided to let go of the now banking aircraft. This all happened inside of just a few seconds. Those on the outside of the door and immediately inside of the door followed. With 9 of us initially in the sky, there were still 5 skydivers inside of the aircraft.
The moment was surreal and I could not believe what I was seeing. Everything happened in slow-motion and I remember thinking 'am I really seeing the plane spinning nose down next to us'. After the spin, the aircraft started to veer underneath us but luckily did not make contact. As the aircraft started to recover from the stall (still unstable) one further skydiver exited, leaving 4 skydivers and the pilot in the aircraft.
After I was satisfied that the aircraft had recovered (it is a fascinating and unusual thing to see your jump aircraft below you in freefall), I searched the sky for my team and found them building the pre-planned formations in a safe and normal manner. The aircraft returned and landed safely on the runway. The incident was promptly reported to the South African CAA and PASA national safety and training officer. The next day the jump team made adjustments to their exit procedure following discussion with the pilot and no further incidents or near-incidents were experienced." |
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Post by Mustang51 on Nov 5, 2021 9:50:56 GMT 12
I stand completely corrected and chastised.....just I know of quite a number of incidents where there was no report...a couple far worse than this
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Post by ZacYates on Nov 5, 2021 16:44:19 GMT 12
What are the odds this (I'm sure it's actually multiple events) were unreported?
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Post by Mustang51 on Nov 6, 2021 10:17:38 GMT 12
Well....how stupid am I.....its all over the world now......
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Post by scrooge on Nov 6, 2021 17:36:20 GMT 12
Thinking about it, you'd have to be pretty special to think you might be able to keep something like that quiet. Multiple participants with cameras- no chance it's not going on the net and no chance it won't be shown to someone at the respective CAA. The only option is to self report.
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