What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: a parachutist sustained very serious injuries when his parachute collapsed approx. 50' AGL on approach to landing. The jumper is continuing rehab. General test: see ptrs WP139607335 for further details. Incident report number IWP1396013. Name: william p. harrington. Experience: approximately 150 jumps. Uspa license A-21572. Club affiliation: none; jump was conducted at a commercial parachuting center. Skydive academy of Hawaii. Equipment: the main parachute was a performance designs sabre 170 s/n LS170:10161 rated for a jumper weighing up to 187 lbs. Mfgr. Date: 09/95. The reserve parachute was a tempo 170 p/n P1142-00 s/n 151183 mfgr date 03/08/95. The main parachute was packed that day. There is no record available as to when the reserve was packed. The parachute harness and container was a sst racer. No pilot deviation, no NMAC, and no eir. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: A PARACHUTIST SUSTAINED VERY SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN HIS PARACHUTE COLLAPSED APPROX. 50' AGL ON APPROACH TO LANDING. THE JUMPER IS CONTINUING REHAB. GENERAL TEST: SEE PTRS WP139607335 FOR FURTHER DETAILS. INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER IWP1396013. NAME: WILLIAM P. HARRINGTON. EXPERIENCE: APPROXIMATELY 150 JUMPS. USPA LICENSE A-21572. CLUB AFFILIATION: NONE; JUMP WAS CONDUCTED AT A COMMERCIAL PARACHUTING CENTER. SKYDIVE ACADEMY OF HAWAII. EQUIPMENT: THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS A PERFORMANCE DESIGNS SABRE 170 S/N LS170:10161 RATED FOR A JUMPER WEIGHING UP TO 187 LBS. MFGR. DATE: 09/95. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS A TEMPO 170 P/N P1142-00 S/N 151183 MFGR DATE 03/08/95. THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS PACKED THAT DAY. THERE IS NO RECORD AVAILABLE AS TO WHEN THE RESERVE WAS PACKED. THE PARACHUTE HARNESS AND CONTAINER WAS A SST RACER. NO PILOT DEVIATION, NO NMAC, AND NO EIR. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N926S · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.