What happened
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On August 8, 1998, a tamdem jump was conducted under the authority of exemption no. 4943. This jump resulted in the death of robert woodley, the jump instructor. His student alison choe, incurred sever ankle, back and head injuries. The following equipment was inspected on August, 12, 1998: main canopy relative workshop 425EZ s/n 425000691 harness/container relative workshop tamdem vector 13 s/n 27205 reserve canopy pioneer hi-lifter p/n 5853-01 s/n 607699 the equipment was airworthy except for the 3rd "a" line and the left control line which were cut during the rescue. The following individuals participated in the inspection of the above equipment: t.k. donle, tandem program manger, relative workshop; robert archibald, aviation safety inspector; chuck reynolds, aviation safety inspector; kim pechoes, detective, pierce county sheriff's dept.; geoffrey and jessie farrington, owners, Kapowsin air sports; brett thomas, safety and training advisor, uspa. Main canopy opening was at 5,000 ft+/-. A video of the jump showed a normal main canopy. For unknown reasons the main canopy was released at 3,000 to 3,500 feet. The reserve deployed but was observed spinning until the pair landed. The pair was found on their left side an "a" line and possibly the left control line between their legs.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 8, 1998, A TAMDEM JUMP WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF EXEMPTION NO. 4943. THIS JUMP RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ROBERT WOODLEY, THE JUMP INSTRUCTOR. HIS STUDENT ALISON CHOE, INCURRED SEVER ANKLE, BACK AND HEAD INJURIES. THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT WAS INSPECTED ON AUGUST, 12, 1998: MAIN CANOPY RELATIVE WORKSHOP 425EZ S/N 425000691 HARNESS/CONTAINER RELATIVE WORKSHOP TAMDEM VECTOR 13 S/N 27205 RESERVE CANOPY PIONEER HI-LIFTER P/N 5853-01 S/N 607699 THE EQUIPMENT WAS AIRWORTHY EXCEPT FOR THE 3RD "A" LINE AND THE LEFT CONTROL LINE WHICH WERE CUT DURING THE RESCUE. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE INSPECTION OF THE ABOVE EQUIPMENT: T.K. DONLE, TANDEM PROGRAM MANGER, RELATIVE WORKSHOP; ROBERT ARCHIBALD, AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR; CHUCK REYNOLDS, AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR; KIM PECHOES, DETECTIVE, PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.; GEOFFREY AND JESSIE FARRINGTON, OWNERS, KAPOWSIN AIR SPORTS; BRETT THOMAS, SAFETY AND TRAINING ADVISOR, USPA. MAIN CANOPY OPENING WAS AT 5,000 FT+/-. A VIDEO OF THE JUMP SHOWED A NORMAL MAIN CANOPY. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE MAIN CANOPY WAS RELEASED AT 3,000 TO 3,500 FEET. THE RESERVE DEPLOYED BUT WAS OBSERVED SPINNING UNTIL THE PAIR LANDED. THE PAIR WAS FOUND ON THEIR LEFT SIDE AN "A" LINE AND POSSIBLY THE LEFT CONTROL LINE BETWEEN THEIR LEGS.
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