20010624016529I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Lodi, CA · June 24, 2001

Date: June 24, 2001 · 10:40 local
Place: Lodi, CA
Airport: Lodi Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries: 1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr, torsten pohlschneider performed a tandem jump on June 22, 2001, attended a six-hour ground school on June 23, 2001, and performed two static line jumps on June 24, 2001. On his third jump on that day, the main parachute developed a malfunction (slider hangup) at 3000 feet. According to statement provided by the owner of the parachute center, the student cut way the main parachute at an estimated altitude of 200 feet. It was too low for the reserve parachute to open. Only the lines had time to release.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR, TORSTEN POHLSCHNEIDER PERFORMED A TANDEM JUMP ON JUNE 22, 2001, ATTENDED A SIX-HOUR GROUND SCHOOL ON JUNE 23, 2001, AND PERFORMED TWO STATIC LINE JUMPS ON JUNE 24, 2001. ON HIS THIRD JUMP ON THAT DAY, THE MAIN PARACHUTE DEVELOPED A MALFUNCTION (SLIDER HANGUP) AT 3000 FEET. ACCORDING TO STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE OWNER OF THE PARACHUTE CENTER, THE STUDENT CUT WAY THE MAIN PARACHUTE AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET. IT WAS TOO LOW FOR THE RESERVE PARACHUTE TO OPEN. ONLY THE LINES HAD TIME TO RELEASE.