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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Eloy, AZ · March 12, 2000

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Date
March 12, 2000 · 11:20 local
Place
Eloy, AZ
Airport
Eloy Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

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(-23)privacy data omitted,a parachutist, was involved in a canpoy collision with another parachutist, privacy data omitted. This occured while privacy data omitted was on final to landing when privacy data omitted overtook privacy data omitted from below and behind. privacy data omitted Canopy impacted fairly gently with privacy data omitted leg. Both canopies waffled slightly, then entered a 720 degree slow turn before spearating. privacy data omitted Canopy deflated and sank while privacy data omitted canopy recovered and resumed normal flight. Witnesses observed privacy data omitted canopy collapsed because privacy data omitteddepressed both brakes (steering lines) while responding to the collision. privacy data omitted Canopy was then forced into privacy data omitted torso, collasping it. The parachute turned, entering a violent stall, continuing to impact with the ground. privacy data omitted Died from this impact wiht the ground. In the examination of privacy data omitted equipment, nothing was found to indicate a failure of the equipment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DAT^,A PARACHUTIST, WAS INVOLVED IN A CANPOY COLLISION WITH ANOTHER PARACHUTIST, ^PRIVACY DATA ^. THIS OCCURED WHILE ^PRIVACY D^ WAS ON FINAL TO LANDING WHEN ^PRIVACY DAT^ OVERTOOK ^PRIVACY D^ FROM BELOW AND BEHIND. ^PRIVACY DAT^ CANOPY IMPACTED FAIRLY GENTLY WITH ^PRIVACY DAT^ LEG. BOTH CANOPIES WAFFLED SLIGHTLY, THEN ENTERED A 720 DEGREE SLOW TURN BEFORE SPEARATING. ^PRIVACY DATA^ CANOPY DEFLATED AND SANK WHILE ^PRIVACY DAT^ CANOPY RECOVERED AND RESUMED NORMAL FLIGHT. WITNESSES OBSERVED ^PRIVACY DATA^ CANOPY COLLAPSED BECAUSE ^PRIVACY DATA^DEPRESSED BOTH BRAKES (STEERING LINES) WHILE RESPONDING TO THE COLLISION. ^PRIVACY DATA^ CANOPY WAS THEN FORCED INTO ^PRIVACY DAT^ TORSO, COLLASPING IT. THE PARACHUTE TURNED, ENTERING A VIOLENT STALL, CONTINUING TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DAT^ DIED FROM THIS IMPACT WIHT THE GROUND. IN THE EXAMINATION OF ^PRIVACY DATA^ EQUIPMENT, NOTHING WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A FAILURE OF THE EQUIPMENT.