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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Ottawa, IL · May 18, 2002

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Date
May 18, 2002 · 18:35 local
Place
Ottawa, IL
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

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(-23) On may 18, 2002, john t. faulkner (dob 5/30/1973) sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at skydive chicago, Ottawa, IL. The reports received from the lasalle county sheriffs office as follows john t. faulkner and jeffery k. brown parachuted from a DHC-6-6, N30EA (twin otter) aircraft at 14,000 feet above ground level (AGL). Upon departure from the aircraft john and jeffery held hands in a "heads down" maneuver for about 5 seconds but could not maintain the position and separated. At that time jeffrey was attempting to do a "sit fly" position. During jeffrey's maneuvers he noticed john was flying around him but lost sight of him. Jeffrey stated on his third attempt to do the "sit fly" he felt an impact on his right elbow and right leg at approximately 8000 feet AGL. Jeffrey checked his right arm and deployed his chute at approximately 7000 feet AGL. Jeffrey also noticed john was falling toward the ground on his back. Jeffrey stated he yelled at john to open his chute but john continued to fall. Jeffrey saw approximately where john impacted the ground. John was using stunts eclipse parachute s/n 1211, and a performance design reserve chute s/n 126R 16984, which waspacked on 4/12/2002. John had made jumps prior to this one. This office had determined there is no violation of the cfr's.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 18, 2002, JOHN T. FAULKNER (DOB 5/30/1973) SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FROM A SKYDIVING INCIDENT AT SKYDIVE CHICAGO, OTTAWA, IL. THE REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE LASALLE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE AS FOLLOWS JOHN T. FAULKNER AND JEFFERY K. BROWN PARACHUTED FROM A DHC-6-6, N30EA (TWIN OTTER) AIRCRAFT AT 14,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). UPON DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRCRAFT JOHN AND JEFFERY HELD HANDS IN A "HEADS DOWN" MANEUVER FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN THE POSITION AND SEPARATED. AT THAT TIME JEFFREY WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO A "SIT FLY" POSITION. DURING JEFFREY'S MANEUVERS HE NOTICED JOHN WAS FLYING AROUND HIM BUT LOST SIGHT OF HIM. JEFFREY STATED ON HIS THIRD ATTEMPT TO DO THE "SIT FLY" HE FELT AN IMPACT ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND RIGHT LEG AT APPROXIMATELY 8000 FEET AGL. JEFFREY CHECKED HIS RIGHT ARM AND DEPLOYED HIS CHUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 7000 FEET AGL. JEFFREY ALSO NOTICED JOHN WAS FALLING TOWARD THE GROUND ON HIS BACK. JEFFREY STATED HE YELLED AT JOHN TO OPEN HIS CHUTE BUT JOHN CONTINUED TO FALL. JEFFREY SAW APPROXIMATELY WHERE JOHN IMPACTED THE GROUND. JOHN WAS USING STUNTS ECLIPSE PARACHUTE S/N 1211, AND A PERFORMANCE DESIGN RESERVE CHUTE S/N 126R 16984, WHICH WASPACKED ON 4/12/2002. JOHN HAD MADE JUMPS PRIOR TO THIS ONE. THIS OFFICE HAD DETERMINED THERE IS NO VIOLATION OF THE CFR'S.