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) Sport parachutist jump from aircraft at 13000 ft., free fall, make normal deployment of parachute with no reported problems. Approached the landing area under a canopy that witnesses thought was flying normally. At approx 2-300 ft., she made a steep toggle turn, maintaining the steep turn for more than two complete rotations before impacting the ground at the same time her canopy hit the ground. Witnesses stated they did not see her attempt to correct the turn or straighten out prior to impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SPORT PARACHUTIST JUMP FROM AIRCRAFT AT 13000 FT., FREE FALL, MAKE NORMAL DEPLOYMENT OF PARACHUTE WITH NO REPORTED PROBLEMS. APPROACHED THE LANDING AREA UNDER A CANOPY THAT WITNESSES THOUGHT WAS FLYING NORMALLY. AT APPROX 2-300 FT., SHE MADE A STEEP TOGGLE TURN, MAINTAINING THE STEEP TURN FOR MORE THAN TWO COMPLETE ROTATIONS BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME HER CANOPY HIT THE GROUND. WITNESSES STATED THEY DID NOT SEE HER ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE TURN OR STRAIGHTEN OUT PRIOR TO IMPACT.
Other reports on N101UV · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.