What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)privacy data omitted, a parachutist from the Longmont airport, received fatal injuries when his parachute failed to open. The parachute and harness was inspected on may 5, 2000, by privacy data omitted, a master FAA rigger, certificate number privacy data omitted. The harness, pilot chute, main canopy, and reserve canopy were inspected and tested with no discrepancies found. The parachute assembly was tso'd and the reserve canopy had been inspected within the required 120 days. The pilot chute had not been deployed and had been packed in the bottom of the parachute container. The break-a-way handle was pulled, but the main canopy did not deploy because the pilot chute was not pulled. privacy data omitted Originally trained on a single operating system which deploys the reserve canpoy when the main is released. He purchased a system which is a tow pull system requiring the parachutist to pull a s eparate handle to deploy the reserve canopy.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMI^, A PARACHUTIST FROM THE LONGMONT AIRPORT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HIS PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN. THE PARACHUTE AND HARNESS WAS INSPECTED ON MAY 5, 2000, BY ^PRIVACY DATA ^, A MASTER FAA RIGGER, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY D^. THE HARNESS, PILOT CHUTE, MAIN CANOPY, AND RESERVE CANOPY WERE INSPECTED AND TESTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. THE PARACHUTE ASSEMBLY WAS TSO'D AND THE RESERVE CANOPY HAD BEEN INSPECTED WITHIN THE REQUIRED 120 DAYS. THE PILOT CHUTE HAD NOT BEEN DEPLOYED AND HAD BEEN PACKED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PARACHUTE CONTAINER. THE BREAK-A-WAY HANDLE WAS PULLED, BUT THE MAIN CANOPY DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE PILOT CHUTE WAS NOT PULLED. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ ORIGINALLY TRAINED ON A SINGLE OPERATING SYSTEM WHICH DEPLOYS THE RESERVE CANPOY WHEN THE MAIN IS RELEASED. HE PURCHASED A SYSTEM WHICH IS A TOW PULL SYSTEM REQUIRING THE PARACHUTIST TO PULL A S EPARATE HANDLE TO DEPLOY THE RESERVE CANOPY.