Virginia Jumpers

[diverdriver 7]

" AIRCRAFT MADE FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD 1.3 MILES SE OF AIRPORT FOR UNKNOWN
REASONS, BEDFORD CO, VA"
It was a Cessna 182.
Found this on the FAA site this morning. It is at an airport where there is a DZ. Don't know if this is associated with the DZ operation. Could someone clear it up for me?
Chris Schindler
ATP/CFII
D-19012
www.DiverDriver.com

[diverdriver 7]

Smith Mountain Lake, VA is the home of Adreniline Air Sports. Is this one of the DZ aircraft?
Here is the whole FAA report:
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 8667T Make/Model: C182 Description: 182, Skylane
Date: 03/24/2002 Time: 1900
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: BEDFORD CO State: VA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT MADE FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD 1.3 MILES SE OF AIRPORT FOR UNKNOWN
REASONS, BEDFORD CO, VA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: 1854Z 11005KTS 10SM CLR 18/M4 A3004 1954Z VRB 5KTS 10SM CLR 19/M4 A3000
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: General Aviation
Departed: SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Dep Date: 03/24/2002 Dep. Time: 1900
Destination: SMITH MT.LAKE, VA Flt Plan: VFR Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: EAST RADAR
Last Clearance: RADAR SVC TERMINATED
FAA FSDO: RICHMOND, VA (EA21) Entry date: 03/25/2002
Chris

[mnischalke 0]

I notice the dep. time says 1900. That might have been a skydive aircraft, but unless it was a night jump, probably wasn't on skydive ops. Sunset in Virginia yesterday was 6:31.
mike
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