20010610013709I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Laurel, DE · June 10, 2001

Date: June 10, 2001 · 13:50 local
Place: Laurel, DE
Airport: Laurel Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

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(-23) On 6/10/01, at approximately 1350 EDT, Mr. Tome initiated a freefall parachute jump over Laurel Airport, Laurel, Delaware, with two other parachutists. Eyewitnesses stated that it appeared that Mr. Tome's main parachute failed to totally deploy and that Mr. Tome attempted but was unable to make it deploy properly. He attempted to deploy his reserve parachute, but that became entangled with the partially deployed main parachute. Mr. Tome impacted the ground feet first in a vertical position. He was declared dead at the scene by local medical officials.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 6/10/01, AT APPROXIMATELY 1350 EDT, MR. TOME INITIATED A FREEFALL PARACHUTE JUMP OVER LAUREL AIRPORT, LAUREL, DELAWARE, WITH TWO OTHER PARACHUTISTS. EYEWITNESSES STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT MR. TOME'S MAIN PARACHUTE FAILED TO TOTALLY DEPLOY AND THAT MR. TOME ATTEMPTED BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT DEPLOY PROPERLY. HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE, BUT THAT BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED MAIN PARACHUTE. MR. TOME IMPACTED THE GROUND FEET FIRST IN A VERTICAL POSITION. HE WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY LOCAL MEDICAL OFFICIALS.