# Incident 20000112002399I: January 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2000, 09:50 local time
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000112002399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-5) NAME: JAMES MARTIN  EXPERIENCE:  USPA MEMBER, 4000 PLUS JUMPS LICENSE NUMBER D9154  AFFILIATION:  PERRIS VALLEY SKYDIVING CENTER  EQUIPMENT:  MAIN CANOPY MANUFACTURER:  PRECISION  MODEL:  ICARUS RESERVE CANOPY MANUFACTURER: PRECISION  MODEL:  MICRO RAVEN 120-MS  PACKING RECORDS:  MAIN CANOPY PACKED 01/02/00 RESERVE PACKED 12/31/99  MR MARTIN JUMPED FROM A TWIN OTTER OPERATED BY PERRIS VALLEY SKYDIVING CENTER AT 12500 FEET IN A 10 WAY COMPETITION. MR. MARTIN DEPLOYED HIS MAIN CANOPY AT 2000 FEET AND IT MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER CUTTING AWAY THE MAIN CHUTE IT REMAINED IN TOW DUE TO A LINE BEING TRAPPED UNDER A GROMMET. THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED AND ENTANGLED WITH THE MAIN WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE RESERVE TO OPEN. MR. MARTINS IMPACT WITH THE GROUND WAS FATAL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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