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Accident

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC6 · Chester, SC · September 21, 2003

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Date: September 21, 2003 · 13:00 local
Place: Chester, SC
Airport: Chester Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: Dhav DHC6

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What happened

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(-23) privacy data omitted was injured (fractured both legs and pelvis) when executing a low turn at about 30FT from the ground and slammed into pavement. Wind were light and variable. Experience level: novice with 57 jumps. Club affiliation: working on his uspa license. Equipment description & packing records: harness & container is a rigging inovations, talon. The main is a icarus safire 169SQFT canopy w/supervised packing. The reserve is a performance design 176R, 176SQFT and a cypres aad w/rsl was used and packed by a certificated rigger. No discrepancies found with equipment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ WAS INJURED (FRACTURED BOTH LEGS AND PELVIS) WHEN EXECUTING A LOW TURN AT ABOUT 30FT FROM THE GROUND AND SLAMMED INTO PAVEMENT. WIND WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. EXPERIENCE LEVEL: NOVICE WITH 57 JUMPS. CLUB AFFILIATION: WORKING ON HIS USPA LICENSE. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION & PACKING RECORDS: HARNESS & CONTAINER IS A RIGGING INOVATIONS, TALON. THE MAIN IS A ICARUS SAFIRE 169SQFT CANOPY W/SUPERVISED PACKING. THE RESERVE IS A PERFORMANCE DESIGN 176R, 176SQFT AND A CYPRES AAD W/RSL WAS USED AND PACKED BY A CERTIFICATED RIGGER. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND WITH EQUIPMENT.