20030511014689I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Zephyrhills, FL · May 11, 2003

Date: May 11, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place: Zephyrhills, FL
Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
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) Jumper martin siddell jumped from sky dive city aircraft at an altitude of 13,500 feet. He deployed his parachute at 3,000 feet under normal conditions. At approximately 200 feet above the ground Mr. Siddell was observed making a turn and his parachute going into a twist. He was observed trying to kick out of the twist horizontal to the ground and several seconds impacted the ground. Pronounced dead at the scene. Investigation reveals all equipment in good working order. Main chute packed 5/11/03, reserve chute packed 4/3/03.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JUMPER MARTIN SIDDELL JUMPED FROM SKY DIVE CITY AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 13,500 FEET. HE DEPLOYED HIS PARACHUTE AT 3,000 FEET UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND MR. SIDDELL WAS OBSERVED MAKING A TURN AND HIS PARACHUTE GOING INTO A TWIST. HE WAS OBSERVED TRYING TO KICK OUT OF THE TWIST HORIZONTAL TO THE GROUND AND SEVERAL SECONDS IMPACTED THE GROUND. PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. INVESTIGATION REVEALS ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. MAIN CHUTE PACKED 5/11/03, RESERVE CHUTE PACKED 4/3/03.