19981025040389I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Laurel, DE · October 25, 1998

Date: October 25, 1998 · 11:30 local
Place: Laurel, DE
Airport: Laurel Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
People aboard: 14
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Parachutist exited aircraft with 12 others. His parachute was observed to deploy normally. The parachutist was observed performing a maneuver that entangled him in his main parachute. He attempted to release the main, but it was tangled around his legs. When he deployed his emergency parachute, it got caught in the main and failed to deploy.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PARACHUTIST EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH 12 OTHERS. HIS PARACHUTE WAS OBSERVED TO DEPLOY NORMALLY. THE PARACHUTIST WAS OBSERVED PERFORMING A MANEUVER THAT ENTANGLED HIM IN HIS MAIN PARACHUTE. HE ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE MAIN, BUT IT WAS TANGLED AROUND HIS LEGS. WHEN HE DEPLOYED HIS EMERGENCY PARACHUTE, IT GOT CAUGHT IN THE MAIN AND FAILED TO DEPLOY.