19951027039069I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Cocoa Beach, FL · October 27, 1995

Date: October 27, 1995 · 18:05 local
Place: Cocoa Beach, FL
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UR019
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the skydiver exited the aircraft at 4,500 feet over the Beach. The main parachute failed to open. The reserve parachute failed to open. The skydiver landed in the water approximately 200 yds off shore. The body was found the following day by fisherman. The body was recovered by the Florida marine patrol. Investigation revealed that the life jacket the individual was wearing was worn improper. The waist band of the life jacket was over or (outside) the pilot chute lines thus preventing the main chute and the reserve chute to operate properly. Investigation also revealed that the main chute was repacked two (2) days prior, and the reserve chute on 9/27/95 by qualified individuals.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE SKYDIVER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT 4,500 FEET OVER THE BEACH. THE MAIN PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN. THE SKYDIVER LANDED IN THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 200 YDS OFF SHORE. THE BODY WAS FOUND THE FOLLOWING DAY BY FISHERMAN. THE BODY WAS RECOVERED BY THE FLORIDA MARINE PATROL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LIFE JACKET THE INDIVIDUAL WAS WEARING WAS WORN IMPROPER. THE WAIST BAND OF THE LIFE JACKET WAS OVER OR (OUTSIDE) THE PILOT CHUTE LINES THUS PREVENTING THE MAIN CHUTE AND THE RESERVE CHUTE TO OPERATE PROPERLY. INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THAT THE MAIN CHUTE WAS REPACKED TWO (2) DAYS PRIOR, AND THE RESERVE CHUTE ON 9/27/95 BY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.