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During air show demonstration a smoke streamer assembly dropped from jumper's chute. Fell into open part of spectator area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 244537 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fwa |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fwa |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 244537 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During an air show demonstration, a 1 pound smoke and streamer assembly inadvertently released from a jumper's open parachute and fell into an open part of the spectator area. No one was injured. The quick ejector assembly that holds the smoke/streamer in the pouch was found in a 'tipped up' position and had lifted prematurely. To remedy this problem the quick ejector could be removed and the lanyard hand tied into place to keep the assembly from breaking free again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING AIR SHOW DEMONSTRATION A SMOKE STREAMER ASSEMBLY DROPPED FROM JUMPER'S CHUTE. FELL INTO OPEN PART OF SPECTATOR AREA.
Narrative: DURING AN AIR SHOW DEMONSTRATION, A 1 POUND SMOKE AND STREAMER ASSEMBLY INADVERTENTLY RELEASED FROM A JUMPER'S OPEN PARACHUTE AND FELL INTO AN OPEN PART OF THE SPECTATOR AREA. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE QUICK EJECTOR ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE SMOKE/STREAMER IN THE POUCH WAS FOUND IN A 'TIPPED UP' POS AND HAD LIFTED PREMATURELY. TO REMEDY THIS PROB THE QUICK EJECTOR COULD BE REMOVED AND THE LANYARD HAND TIED INTO PLACE TO KEEP THE ASSEMBLY FROM BREAKING FREE AGAIN.
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.