Narrative:

On nov/fri/01, I was flying skydivers at the airport ZZZ. I was flying a king air B90, which holds 14 skydivers and myself. I was to fly 2 jump runs. One was to drop a skydiver at 5000 ft and the other 13 jumpers at 14500 ft. When I came around on jump run (190 degrees) to drop the first jumper I was still in a slight climb when he exited the aircraft, which caused him to hit the left horizontal stabilizer and dent a section of the aluminum on the leading edge. I then had all the other passenger put their seat belts on and descended the airplane for a landing. During descent I made contact with ground to find out if the skydiver was under a canopy and in good condition. I was informed that he landed fine and was walking into the clubhouse. After landing our a&P and I inspected the dent and decided that the plane shouldn't fly again until it was repaired. We then looked in the far/aim 2002 section 6 safety accidents and hazards reports, 7-6-1 aviation safety reporting program and 7-6-2 aircraft accident and incident reporting to see if I need to report this to the national transportation safety board. From what I interpret after reading those sections I don't need to report the incident. What I believe that caused this problem was my slight climb which caused the tail to be low and in the way of the exiting jumper. To prevent this recurrence I have informed all of our jump pilots that no skydiver should exit the aircraft without the pilot's authority/authorized and the plane should be in level flight or in a descent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH KING AIR B90 PLT RETURN TO LAND WITH SKYDIVERS DURING CLB DUE TO 1 SKYDIVER, WHO WAS JUMPING AT A LOWER ALT THAN THE OTHERS, JUMPED AND STRUCK THE ACFT HORIZ STABILIZER DURING HIS EXIT FROM THE ACFT. THE SKYDIVER WAS NOT INJURED AND THE ACFT RECEIVED A DENT TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STABILIZER.

Narrative: ON NOV/FRI/01, I WAS FLYING SKYDIVERS AT THE ARPT ZZZ. I WAS FLYING A KING AIR B90, WHICH HOLDS 14 SKYDIVERS AND MYSELF. I WAS TO FLY 2 JUMP RUNS. ONE WAS TO DROP A SKYDIVER AT 5000 FT AND THE OTHER 13 JUMPERS AT 14500 FT. WHEN I CAME AROUND ON JUMP RUN (190 DEGS) TO DROP THE FIRST JUMPER I WAS STILL IN A SLIGHT CLB WHEN HE EXITED THE ACFT, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT THE L HORIZ STABILIZER AND DENT A SECTION OF THE ALUMINUM ON THE LEADING EDGE. I THEN HAD ALL THE OTHER PAX PUT THEIR SEAT BELTS ON AND DSNDED THE AIRPLANE FOR A LNDG. DURING DSCNT I MADE CONTACT WITH GND TO FIND OUT IF THE SKYDIVER WAS UNDER A CANOPY AND IN GOOD CONDITION. I WAS INFORMED THAT HE LANDED FINE AND WAS WALKING INTO THE CLUBHOUSE. AFTER LNDG OUR A&P AND I INSPECTED THE DENT AND DECIDED THAT THE PLANE SHOULDN'T FLY AGAIN UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. WE THEN LOOKED IN THE FAR/AIM 2002 SECTION 6 SAFETY ACCIDENTS AND HAZARDS RPTS, 7-6-1 AVIATION SAFETY RPTING PROGRAM AND 7-6-2 ACFT ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT RPTING TO SEE IF I NEED TO RPT THIS TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. FROM WHAT I INTERPRET AFTER READING THOSE SECTIONS I DON'T NEED TO RPT THE INCIDENT. WHAT I BELIEVE THAT CAUSED THIS PROB WAS MY SLIGHT CLB WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL TO BE LOW AND IN THE WAY OF THE EXITING JUMPER. TO PREVENT THIS RECURRENCE I HAVE INFORMED ALL OF OUR JUMP PLTS THAT NO SKYDIVER SHOULD EXIT THE ACFT WITHOUT THE PLT'S AUTH AND THE PLANE SHOULD BE IN LEVEL FLT OR IN A DSCNT.

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.