What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: per FAA order 8020.11A a. name of jumper: dickenson, richard 6070 pine mountain rd kennesaw, GA 30144. B. experience and training of jumper: approximately 500 jumps time in sport: 3 years uspa member no 83276 license: C-23583 c. club membership: peach state sky diving club. D. see attached police report and fatality report. Conclusion: while performing a night, 2-WAY relative work jump, the deceased lost altitude awareness, resulting in a low break-off and main parachute deployment, and subsequent activation of the cyprus aad which had been installed on his reserve container. After releasing the semi-deployed main parachute, the deceased attempted a left turn of approximately 220 degrees to land facing into the wind. The turn was executed too close to the ground and resulted in the deceased impacting at a high rate of speed while still in a low-level, high speed turn.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PER FAA ORDER 8020.11A A. NAME OF JUMPER: DICKENSON, RICHARD 6070 PINE MOUNTAIN RD KENNESAW, GA 30144. B. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER: APPROXIMATELY 500 JUMPS TIME IN SPORT: 3 YEARS USPA MEMBER NO 83276 LICENSE: C-23583 C. CLUB MEMBERSHIP: PEACH STATE SKY DIVING CLUB. D. SEE ATTACHED POLICE REPORT AND FATALITY REPORT. CONCLUSION: WHILE PERFORMING A NIGHT, 2-WAY RELATIVE WORK JUMP, THE DECEASED LOST ALTITUDE AWARENESS, RESULTING IN A LOW BREAK-OFF AND MAIN PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT, AND SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATION OF THE CYPRUS AAD WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON HIS RESERVE CONTAINER. AFTER RELEASING THE SEMI-DEPLOYED MAIN PARACHUTE, THE DECEASED ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN OF APPROXIMATELY 220 DEGREES TO LAND FACING INTO THE WIND. THE TURN WAS EXECUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND RESULTED IN THE DECEASED IMPACTING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE STILL IN A LOW-LEVEL, HIGH SPEED TURN.