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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Franklin, IN · March 8, 1997

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Date
March 8, 1997 · 16:18 local
Place
Franklin, IN
Airport
Franklin Flying Field Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

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(-23) On March 8, 1997, at approximately 1618 hours (local), Mr. Gary l. ziegler, holder of a united states parachute association license number C-12358 performed a parachute jump from 8400 feet MSL to ground. Mr. Ziegler performed this jump along with Mr. Van blaircum a class a jumper. Both jumpers were to perform a two way skydive, as the jumpers approached each other Mr. Ziegler passed over Mr. Van blaircum making straight contact against Mr. Van blaircum's feet. At 4000 feet MSL the jumpers waived each other off and turned 180 degrees to each other to deploy their parachutes (3000 feet MSL). Mr. Van blaircum stated that Mr. Ziegler was below him with a good canopy and was in a controlled spiral spin. Mr. Van blaircum made a 360 degree spiral spin to his right, he looked back at Mr. Ziegler and saw that his main chute had been cut away, approximately three seconds later, he observed Mr. Ziegler impacting the ground. privacy data omitted Was a witness on the ground who states that he observed Mr. Ziegler on the down wind leg of his landing at approximately 100+ feet from the ground when Mr. Ziegler pulled the main release handle and did not pull his reserve ripcord.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 8, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1618 HOURS (LOCAL), MR. GARY L. ZIEGLER, HOLDER OF A UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION LICENSE NUMBER C-12358 PERFORMED A PARACHUTE JUMP FROM 8400 FEET MSL TO GROUND. MR. ZIEGLER PERFORMED THIS JUMP ALONG WITH MR. VAN BLAIRCUM A CLASS A JUMPER. BOTH JUMPERS WERE TO PERFORM A TWO WAY SKYDIVE, AS THE JUMPERS APPROACHED EACH OTHER MR. ZIEGLER PASSED OVER MR. VAN BLAIRCUM MAKING STRAIGHT CONTACT AGAINST MR. VAN BLAIRCUM'S FEET. AT 4000 FEET MSL THE JUMPERS WAIVED EACH OTHER OFF AND TURNED 180 DEGREES TO EACH OTHER TO DEPLOY THEIR PARACHUTES (3000 FEET MSL). MR. VAN BLAIRCUM STATED THAT MR. ZIEGLER WAS BELOW HIM WITH A GOOD CANOPY AND WAS IN A CONTROLLED SPIRAL SPIN. MR. VAN BLAIRCUM MADE A 360 DEGREE SPIRAL SPIN TO HIS RIGHT, HE LOOKED BACK AT MR. ZIEGLER AND SAW THAT HIS MAIN CHUTE HAD BEEN CUT AWAY, APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS LATER, HE OBSERVED MR. ZIEGLER IMPACTING THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WAS A WITNESS ON THE GROUND WHO STATES THAT HE OBSERVED MR. ZIEGLER ON THE DOWN WIND LEG OF HIS LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 100+ FEET FROM THE GROUND WHEN MR. ZIEGLER PULLED THE MAIN RELEASE HANDLE AND DID NOT PULL HIS RESERVE RIPCORD.