What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 12, 1998, at approximately 1030 mountain daylight savings time a sport parachute jumper sustained serious injury during a routine jump near Coronado Airport in Albuquerque, NM. Witnesses stated the jump was normal until about 300 to 400 ft AGL, when wind currents caused the main chute to collapse briefly and recover. At about 75 ft. AGL the main chute was again distorted by wind currents which caused the jumper to spiral to the right and strike the ground. The jumper, jim metz, received training at sky dive new Mexico and has successfully completed approximately 180 jumps. He holds a uspa class cl license and is a member of the sky dive new Mexico club. His reserve chute is a pisa, model tempo (210 sq. Ft.) and was packed on February 12, 1998. His main chute is a performance designs, model saber (190 sq. Ft.) and was packed on April 11, 1998. The harness/container is a sunpath, model javelin J4 incorporating a cyprus aad.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 12, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME A SPORT PARACHUTE JUMPER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY DURING A ROUTINE JUMP NEAR CORONADO AIRPORT IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. WITNESSES STATED THE JUMP WAS NORMAL UNTIL ABOUT 300 TO 400 FT AGL, WHEN WIND CURRENTS CAUSED THE MAIN CHUTE TO COLLAPSE BRIEFLY AND RECOVER. AT ABOUT 75 FT. AGL THE MAIN CHUTE WAS AGAIN DISTORTED BY WIND CURRENTS WHICH CAUSED THE JUMPER TO SPIRAL TO THE RIGHT AND STRIKE THE GROUND. THE JUMPER, JIM METZ, RECEIVED TRAINING AT SKY DIVE NEW MEXICO AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY 180 JUMPS. HE HOLDS A USPA CLASS CL LICENSE AND IS A MEMBER OF THE SKY DIVE NEW MEXICO CLUB. HIS RESERVE CHUTE IS A PISA, MODEL TEMPO (210 SQ. FT.) AND WAS PACKED ON FEBRUARY 12, 1998. HIS MAIN CHUTE IS A PERFORMANCE DESIGNS, MODEL SABER (190 SQ. FT.) AND WAS PACKED ON APRIL 11, 1998. THE HARNESS/CONTAINER IS A SUNPATH, MODEL JAVELIN J4 INCORPORATING A CYPRUS AAD.