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.

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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.