What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the jumper, daniel Robinson, had 97 jumps prior to this incident. He was affiliated with advanced aero sport parachute club located at Chambersburg, PA airport. The reserve chute, a pd 193-R, s/n 193R9628, was manufactured in September of 1995, and was packed by a senior rigger (qum). The inspection revealed no defects. The main chute had prematurely deployed and struck the right-hand horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft. The jumper was pulled away from the aircraft and the bridle cord had wrapped around his leg. Unable to separate from the main, the reserve chute was deployed and both chutes became entangled as the jumper fell to the ground. There were no problems found with the aircraft, sport parachute main, or reserve. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE JUMPER, DANIEL ROBINSON, HAD 97 JUMPS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. HE WAS AFFILIATED WITH ADVANCED AERO SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB LOCATED AT CHAMBERSBURG, PA AIRPORT. THE RESERVE CHUTE, A PD 193-R, S/N 193R9628, WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1995, AND WAS PACKED BY A SENIOR RIGGER (QUM). THE INSPECTION REVEALED NO DEFECTS. THE MAIN CHUTE HAD PREMATURELY DEPLOYED AND STRUCK THE RIGHT-HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE JUMPER WAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE BRIDLE CORD HAD WRAPPED AROUND HIS LEG. UNABLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN, THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED AND BOTH CHUTES BECAME ENTANGLED AS THE JUMPER FELL TO THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT, SPORT PARACHUTE MAIN, OR RESERVE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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