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Pilot and owner of skydiving operation learn their reserve parachute repacks are out of date. Unfortunately, the informer was an FAA inspector performing a ramp check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595574 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : p08.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Pilatus Porter PC6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : 105 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8300 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 595574 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During an FAA ramp check it was discovered that some of the reserve parachutes including the pilots emergency parachute were past due for a repack. Contributing factors included complacent actions by the pilot and drop zone owner in determining the status of parachutes. In the future I will check the pilot parachute and regularly ask the drop zone owner the status of the parachutes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT AND OWNER OF SKYDIVING OP LEARN THEIR RESERVE PARACHUTE REPACKS ARE OUT OF DATE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE INFORMER WAS AN FAA INSPECTOR PERFORMING A RAMP CHK.
Narrative: DURING AN FAA RAMP CHK IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SOME OF THE RESERVE PARACHUTES INCLUDING THE PLTS EMER PARACHUTE WERE PAST DUE FOR A REPACK. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED COMPLACENT ACTIONS BY THE PLT AND DROP ZONE OWNER IN DETERMINING THE STATUS OF PARACHUTES. IN THE FUTURE I WILL CHK THE PLT PARACHUTE AND REGULARLY ASK THE DROP ZONE OWNER THE STATUS OF THE PARACHUTES.
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.