What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: experienced male jumper killed upon impact after apparently turning a high performance main canopy too low to the ground in order to recover in time. Name: fred a. sammis. Experience: 1100+ parachute jumps. Club affiliation: none; the jump was conducted at a commercial parachuting center. See c.1. Uspa member #54296, license #D-17296. Main parachute; performance designs. Model stiletto 97. S/n ST09704930. Reserve parachute: performance designs. Model 126R. S/n 7938. Harness and container: jumpshack. Model: racer. S/n 23609. Aad: airtech. Model; expert cypress. S/n 401D5605502210. After what was apparently a normal parachute jump where Mr. Sammis was video taping a pair of tandem jumpers, he was killed from impact with the earth under what witnesses say was a fully inflated properly functioning main parachute. All equipment worn by Mr. Sammis appears to have been operational and functioning properly during the fatal jump. It appears the cause of the fatality was Mr. Sammis initiating a "hook turn" too low in order to recover with enough altitude to properly flair, slow, and land his parachute. No eir, no NMAC, and no pilot deviation. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: EXPERIENCED MALE JUMPER KILLED UPON IMPACT AFTER APPARENTLY TURNING A HIGH PERFORMANCE MAIN CANOPY TOO LOW TO THE GROUND IN ORDER TO RECOVER IN TIME. NAME: FRED A. SAMMIS. EXPERIENCE: 1100+ PARACHUTE JUMPS. CLUB AFFILIATION: NONE; THE JUMP WAS CONDUCTED AT A COMMERCIAL PARACHUTING CENTER. SEE C.1. USPA MEMBER #54296, LICENSE #D-17296. MAIN PARACHUTE; PERFORMANCE DESIGNS. MODEL STILETTO 97. S/N ST09704930. RESERVE PARACHUTE: PERFORMANCE DESIGNS. MODEL 126R. S/N 7938. HARNESS AND CONTAINER: JUMPSHACK. MODEL: RACER. S/N 23609. AAD: AIRTECH. MODEL; EXPERT CYPRESS. S/N 401D5605502210. AFTER WHAT WAS APPARENTLY A NORMAL PARACHUTE JUMP WHERE MR. SAMMIS WAS VIDEO TAPING A PAIR OF TANDEM JUMPERS, HE WAS KILLED FROM IMPACT WITH THE EARTH UNDER WHAT WITNESSES SAY WAS A FULLY INFLATED PROPERLY FUNCTIONING MAIN PARACHUTE. ALL EQUIPMENT WORN BY MR. SAMMIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DURING THE FATAL JUMP. IT APPEARS THE CAUSE OF THE FATALITY WAS MR. SAMMIS INITIATING A "HOOK TURN" TOO LOW IN ORDER TO RECOVER WITH ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO PROPERLY FLAIR, SLOW, AND LAND HIS PARACHUTE. NO EIR, NO NMAC, AND NO PILOT DEVIATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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