What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: subject andy benedict, was killed while making an intentional student sport parachuting jump. The skydiver was making a level iv advanced free fall jump from 13,000 feet MSL using a precision model falcon 300 sport main canopy that had been packed by an unnamed person. The skydiver was equipped with a pioneer model raven iii reserve canopy that was inspected and repacked by a FAA certificated rigger. Joined uspa the morning of this jump, no license issued. During descent, skydiver student was under a fully inflated main canopy and was responding to instructors radio commands. When skydiver was at approximately 50 feet AGL, a dust devil formed and hit the skydivers main canopy, causing a reverse of the skydivers direction and then a collapse of the main canopy. Skydiver hit the ground at a high rate of speed, and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: SUBJECT ANDY BENEDICT, WAS KILLED WHILE MAKING AN INTENTIONAL STUDENT SPORT PARACHUTING JUMP. THE SKYDIVER WAS MAKING A LEVEL IV ADVANCED FREE FALL JUMP FROM 13,000 FEET MSL USING A PRECISION MODEL FALCON 300 SPORT MAIN CANOPY THAT HAD BEEN PACKED BY AN UNNAMED PERSON. THE SKYDIVER WAS EQUIPPED WITH A PIONEER MODEL RAVEN III RESERVE CANOPY THAT WAS INSPECTED AND REPACKED BY A FAA CERTIFICATED RIGGER. JOINED USPA THE MORNING OF THIS JUMP, NO LICENSE ISSUED. DURING DESCENT, SKYDIVER STUDENT WAS UNDER A FULLY INFLATED MAIN CANOPY AND WAS RESPONDING TO INSTRUCTORS RADIO COMMANDS. WHEN SKYDIVER WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, A DUST DEVIL FORMED AND HIT THE SKYDIVERS MAIN CANOPY, CAUSING A REVERSE OF THE SKYDIVERS DIRECTION AND THEN A COLLAPSE OF THE MAIN CANOPY. SKYDIVER HIT THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.