20020410019529I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Deland, FL · April 10, 2002

Date: April 10, 2002 · 12:00 local
Place: Deland, FL
Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

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

(-23) On 04/10/2002, I was called to participate in the equipment investigation of a fatal parachute accident. With the help of Mr. T.k. donle, program director for relative workshops, manufacture of the vector I parachute, which was the equipment involved in the accident, we examined the following items. A vector I (main), s/n 14103 and a raven (reserve) s/n 274918. The following are a list of the findings: 1. There was no damage to the equipment other than the harness which had been cut to extract the body. 2. Neither the main or reserve had been deployed. 3. The reserve had been repacked on feb. 12, 2002. 4. A functional check of the main chute and reserve chute found no abnormalities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04/10/2002, I WAS CALLED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EQUIPMENT INVESTIGATION OF A FATAL PARACHUTE ACCIDENT. WITH THE HELP OF MR. T.K. DONLE, PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR RELATIVE WORKSHOPS, MANUFACTURE OF THE VECTOR I PARACHUTE, WHICH WAS THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, WE EXAMINED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. A VECTOR I (MAIN), S/N 14103 AND A RAVEN (RESERVE) S/N 274918. THE FOLLOWING ARE A LIST OF THE FINDINGS: 1. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN THE HARNESS WHICH HAD BEEN CUT TO EXTRACT THE BODY. 2. NEITHER THE MAIN OR RESERVE HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. 3. THE RESERVE HAD BEEN REPACKED ON FEB. 12, 2002. 4. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE MAIN CHUTE AND RESERVE CHUTE FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES.