19991029032649I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Lodi, CA · October 29, 1999

Date
October 29, 1999 · 13:35 local
Place
Lodi, CA
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
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.

(-5) Parachute jumer Mr. James fullerton, had logged 255 jumps using his own equipment PD-230 raven ii MPGON8-93, his las jump was from 13,000 feet at the Lodi airport, California. His main parachute was not deployed and the reserve had an auto open device turned in the manual off position and not deployed. The last repack on the reserve was 03-13-1999 by precision aerodynamics. Jump 255 was completed the morning of 10-19-1999, death occurred on jump 256 that afternoon 1330 hours on 10-19-1999, due to extensive fractures of the skull. USAF special agent kris shamloo, mcclellan afb, CA took over the investigation on 11-02-1999 from the FAA. Agent shamloo took custody of all items which inspector pollard signed over to him. The USAF agreed to send a copy of there investigation to the oak/fsdo upon completion.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PARACHUTE JUMER MR. JAMES FULLERTON, HAD LOGGED 255 JUMPS USING HIS OWN EQUIPMENT PD-230 RAVEN II MPGON8-93, HIS LAS JUMP WAS FROM 13,000 FEET AT THE LODI AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA. HIS MAIN PARACHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED AND THE RESERVE HAD AN AUTO OPEN DEVICE TURNED IN THE MANUAL OFF POSITION AND NOT DEPLOYED. THE LAST REPACK ON THE RESERVE WAS 03-13-1999 BY PRECISION AERODYNAMICS. JUMP 255 WAS COMPLETED THE MORNING OF 10-19-1999, DEATH OCCURRED ON JUMP 256 THAT AFTERNOON 1330 HOURS ON 10-19-1999, DUE TO EXTENSIVE FRACTURES OF THE SKULL. USAF SPECIAL AGENT KRIS SHAMLOO, MCCLELLAN AFB, CA TOOK OVER THE INVESTIGATION ON 11-02-1999 FROM THE FAA. AGENT SHAMLOO TOOK CUSTODY OF ALL ITEMS WHICH INSPECTOR POLLARD SIGNED OVER TO HIM. THE USAF AGREED TO SEND A COPY OF THERE INVESTIGATION TO THE OAK/FSDO UPON COMPLETION.