What happened
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(-23)On 7-7-00, master parachute rigger cliff donovan, of lakeland, Florida assisted in inspecting the parachute. The bridle of the reserve pilot chute was tangled with the suspension lines, which was wraped around the reserve deployment bag. The reserve canpoy could not deployed from the reserve deployment bag. Inspection of the main chute revealed that the left steering toggle was released. The right steering toggle was in the stowed position. With the toggles in the position described above, it would cause the parachute to turn to the right creating a rightward spin. It is believed that the jumper cut away from the main parachute during the spin and was not in a stable arched position. It is also believed that since his body was tumbling, the bridle from the reserve pilot chute was snagged with the reserve's rises applying tension to the risers instead of the reserve deployment bag.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON 7-7-00, MASTER PARACHUTE RIGGER CLIFF DONOVAN, OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA ASSISTED IN INSPECTING THE PARACHUTE. THE BRIDLE OF THE RESERVE PILOT CHUTE WAS TANGLED WITH THE SUSPENSION LINES, WHICH WAS WRAPED AROUND THE RESERVE DEPLOYMENT BAG. THE RESERVE CANPOY COULD NOT DEPLOYED FROM THE RESERVE DEPLOYMENT BAG. INSPECTION OF THE MAIN CHUTE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT STEERING TOGGLE WAS RELEASED. THE RIGHT STEERING TOGGLE WAS IN THE STOWED POSITION. WITH THE TOGGLES IN THE POSITION DESCRIBED ABOVE, IT WOULD CAUSE THE PARACHUTE TO TURN TO THE RIGHT CREATING A RIGHTWARD SPIN. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE JUMPER CUT AWAY FROM THE MAIN PARACHUTE DURING THE SPIN AND WAS NOT IN A STABLE ARCHED POSITION. IT IS ALSO BELIEVED THAT SINCE HIS BODY WAS TUMBLING, THE BRIDLE FROM THE RESERVE PILOT CHUTE WAS SNAGGED WITH THE RESERVE'S RISES APPLYING TENSION TO THE RISERS INSTEAD OF THE RESERVE DEPLOYMENT BAG.
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