What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) Jerrold t. spoon incurred serious leg and head injuries during a parachute landing incident. His ram air canopy, a triatholon 160, was operating normally when he impacted the ground approximately .5 nautical miles short of his intended landing zone. Witnesses reported that Mr. Spoon was maneuvering to avoid powerlines during the landing phase. He is a united states parachute association member with 207 previous parachute jumps. He reserve parachute repack date was current and his last logged jump prior to this incident was December 12, 1998.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) JERROLD T. SPOON INCURRED SERIOUS LEG AND HEAD INJURIES DURING A PARACHUTE LANDING INCIDENT. HIS RAM AIR CANOPY, A TRIATHOLON 160, WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN HE IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY .5 NAUTICAL MILES SHORT OF HIS INTENDED LANDING ZONE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT MR. SPOON WAS MANEUVERING TO AVOID POWERLINES DURING THE LANDING PHASE. HE IS A UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION MEMBER WITH 207 PREVIOUS PARACHUTE JUMPS. HE RESERVE PARACHUTE REPACK DATE WAS CURRENT AND HIS LAST LOGGED JUMP PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT WAS DECEMBER 12, 1998.
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