What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: Mr. John t. hasler reported that he was performing in an accuracy contest on August 30, 1996, at approximately 12:15 pm. During descent, he noticed that he was approaching the target area at a high speed. He said that he had a target fixation and that his approach was not a normal approach for the wind condition. Without paying attention to wind direction and altitude, he went past the target and tried to correct, but misjudged at approximately 40 feet above the ground. The parachute partially collapsed and he impacted the ground causing a dislocated broken hip and head trauma. He was not wearing a helmet and one is not required. Mr. Hasler said that if he had been wearing a helmet, it would not have had any impact on the injury that he received. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MR. JOHN T. HASLER REPORTED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING IN AN ACCURACY CONTEST ON AUGUST 30, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 PM. DURING DESCENT, HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS APPROACHING THE TARGET AREA AT A HIGH SPEED. HE SAID THAT HE HAD A TARGET FIXATION AND THAT HIS APPROACH WAS NOT A NORMAL APPROACH FOR THE WIND CONDITION. WITHOUT PAYING ATTENTION TO WIND DIRECTION AND ALTITUDE, HE WENT PAST THE TARGET AND TRIED TO CORRECT, BUT MISJUDGED AT APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PARACHUTE PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND HE IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING A DISLOCATED BROKEN HIP AND HEAD TRAUMA. HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET AND ONE IS NOT REQUIRED. MR. HASLER SAID THAT IF HE HAD BEEN WEARING A HELMET, IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY IMPACT ON THE INJURY THAT HE RECEIVED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.