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) On July 14, 2002, ronald c. passmore age 33 sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at skydive chicago, Ottawa, IL. Mr. Passmore had jumped from the aircraft with 11 other individuals. All chutes had deployed and were functional. Mr. Passmore had steered away from the main group and was going towards the recreation area consisting of a pond and swimming area situated approximately 300 yards from the main drop zone. A group of approximately 100 people were at the pond and were watching as Mr. Passmore was attempting a difficult stunt commonly known as "pond swooping." This consists of gaining a high rate of speed while descending towards the pond, the chutist then levels off gains lift and skims the water with their feet. Mr. Passmore was unable to level off and impacted the water at a high rate of speed. Mr. Passmore sustained multiple internal injuries and died at the scene. This was the second jump of the day for Mr. Passmore.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 14, 2002, RONALD C. PASSMORE AGE 33 SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FROM A SKYDIVING INCIDENT AT SKYDIVE CHICAGO, OTTAWA, IL. MR. PASSMORE HAD JUMPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH 11 OTHER INDIVIDUALS. ALL CHUTES HAD DEPLOYED AND WERE FUNCTIONAL. MR. PASSMORE HAD STEERED AWAY FROM THE MAIN GROUP AND WAS GOING TOWARDS THE RECREATION AREA CONSISTING OF A POND AND SWIMMING AREA SITUATED APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS FROM THE MAIN DROP ZONE. A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE WERE AT THE POND AND WERE WATCHING AS MR. PASSMORE WAS ATTEMPTING A DIFFICULT STUNT COMMONLY KNOWN AS "POND SWOOPING." THIS CONSISTS OF GAINING A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE DESCENDING TOWARDS THE POND, THE CHUTIST THEN LEVELS OFF GAINS LIFT AND SKIMS THE WATER WITH THEIR FEET. MR. PASSMORE WAS UNABLE TO LEVEL OFF AND IMPACTED THE WATER AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MR. PASSMORE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES AND DIED AT THE SCENE. THIS WAS THE SECOND JUMP OF THE DAY FOR MR. PASSMORE.
Other reports on N30EA · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.