Skydiver seriously injured when he came in contact with a truck in the landing area. Reporter, the PF, stated the WX conditions were satisfactory for the jump. Reporter appeared to be defensive in his position of cloud cover and surface winds.

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Attributes
ACN	372522
Time
Date	199706
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1e7
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ama
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 79 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 533
ASRS Report	372522
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A skydiver struck a parked truck during his landing and was severely injured. There has been all kinds of rumors concerning this accident. I felt that I should relay the actual data while it is still fresh on my memory. The rumors have concerned both the wind conditions and cloud coverage. On the day of the incident, the wind remained at 12-15 KTS throughout the day, primarily from the southeast (120-150 degrees). The sky was clear at my home at AB00. By AB15 (at the airport) we had a solid ceiling (low) so we postponed operations. I returned home and was called at AD30 to come to the airport. The ceiling had become broken to scattered by that time. We flew 5 loads on jun/xa/97 in various stages of cloud cover from broken to scattered. Amarillo approach control called me at one point to get a PIREP on cloud coverage to provide an eastbound VFR pilot with current coverage of clouds. Most of the day consisted of solid cloud coverage east of amarillo and clear of clouds west of amarillo. The broken to scattered conditions occurred directly over the city of amarillo.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SKYDIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TRUCK IN THE LNDG AREA. RPTR, THE PF, STATED THE WX CONDITIONS WERE SATISFACTORY FOR THE JUMP. RPTR APPEARED TO BE DEFENSIVE IN HIS POS OF CLOUD COVER AND SURFACE WINDS.

Narrative: A SKYDIVER STRUCK A PARKED TRUCK DURING HIS LNDG AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED. THERE HAS BEEN ALL KINDS OF RUMORS CONCERNING THIS ACCIDENT. I FELT THAT I SHOULD RELAY THE ACTUAL DATA WHILE IT IS STILL FRESH ON MY MEMORY. THE RUMORS HAVE CONCERNED BOTH THE WIND CONDITIONS AND CLOUD COVERAGE. ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE WIND REMAINED AT 12-15 KTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, PRIMARILY FROM THE SE (120-150 DEGS). THE SKY WAS CLR AT MY HOME AT AB00. BY AB15 (AT THE ARPT) WE HAD A SOLID CEILING (LOW) SO WE POSTPONED OPS. I RETURNED HOME AND WAS CALLED AT AD30 TO COME TO THE ARPT. THE CEILING HAD BECOME BROKEN TO SCATTERED BY THAT TIME. WE FLEW 5 LOADS ON JUN/XA/97 IN VARIOUS STAGES OF CLOUD COVER FROM BROKEN TO SCATTERED. AMARILLO APCH CTL CALLED ME AT ONE POINT TO GET A PIREP ON CLOUD COVERAGE TO PROVIDE AN EBOUND VFR PLT WITH CURRENT COVERAGE OF CLOUDS. MOST OF THE DAY CONSISTED OF SOLID CLOUD COVERAGE E OF AMARILLO AND CLR OF CLOUDS W OF AMARILLO. THE BROKEN TO SCATTERED CONDITIONS OCCURRED DIRECTLY OVER THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.