Full Narrative
On August 28, 2011, at 1606 UTC, a Cessna U206E, Swedish registration SE-FMU, was substantially damaged when the airplane lost engine power during parachute jump operations and impacted terrain during a forced landing in a field near Kumla, Sweden. The pilot was not injured in the accident. The five passengers that were on board the airplane at the time the engine failed, four who were skydivers and the fifth, a tandem passenger, jumped from the airplane prior to the pilot performing the forced landing. None of the five passengers were injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board requested assistance from Continental Motors with the postaccident examination of the airplane's IO-550-F20B engine.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swedish government. Any further information may be obtained from:
Statens haverikommission
Swedish Accident Investigation Board
Besok: Teknologgatan 8 C, Stockholm
Post: Box 12538
SE-102 29 Stockholm
Sweden
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AIB of Sweden.
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