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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Salisbury, MD · September 27, 2003

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Date
September 27, 2003 · 15:30 local
Place
Salisbury, MD
Airport
Bennett Airport
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) Parachutist fatally injured. 3 individuals jumped at 11,000 ft. privacy data omitted (Victim) was killed when his chute did not open. Instructor privacy data omitted docked with ^privac^ after departing aircraft to stabilize him. After being released ^privac^ went onto his back and began spinning away. privacy data omitted ^ Attempted to reach ^privac^ to stabilize him but could not reach him in time. privacy data omitted ^ Reported pulling his own chute at 2,000 feet. MD state police and wicomico county sheriff department responded, took statements and photos. Injuries and ground impressions indicate that the parachute never inflated. State medical examiner's report states that the body had to be unwound from the lines. The chute was deployed but did not inflate apparently because ^privac^ became entangled in the lines while spinning. The parachute was inspected by FAA on 10/2/03. The reserve was not deployed but appeared to be intact and operational. Condition of the main was difficult to ascertain due to impact damage and biological debris. The jump was conducted by parachutes are fun, inc. Bennett Airport, naylor mill road, Salisbury, MD.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PARACHUTIST FATALLY INJURED. 3 INDIVIDUALS JUMPED AT 11,000 FT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ (VICTIM) WAS KILLED WHEN HIS CHUTE DID NOT OPEN. INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOCKED WITH ^PRIVAC^ AFTER DEPARTING AIRCRAFT TO STABILIZE HIM. AFTER BEING RELEASED ^PRIVAC^ WENT ONTO HIS BACK AND BEGAN SPINNING AWAY. ^PRIVACY ^ ATTEMPTED TO REACH ^PRIVAC^ TO STABILIZE HIM BUT COULD NOT REACH HIM IN TIME. ^PRIVACY ^ REPORTED PULLING HIS OWN CHUTE AT 2,000 FEET. MD STATE POLICE AND WICOMICO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, TOOK STATEMENTS AND PHOTOS. INJURIES AND GROUND IMPRESSIONS INDICATE THAT THE PARACHUTE NEVER INFLATED. STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT STATES THAT THE BODY HAD TO BE UNWOUND FROM THE LINES. THE CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE APPARENTLY BECAUSE ^PRIVAC^ BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE LINES WHILE SPINNING. THE PARACHUTE WAS INSPECTED BY FAA ON 10/2/03. THE RESERVE WAS NOT DEPLOYED BUT APPEARED TO BE INTACT AND OPERATIONAL. CONDITION OF THE MAIN WAS DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE AND BIOLOGICAL DEBRIS. THE JUMP WAS CONDUCTED BY PARACHUTES ARE FUN, INC. BENNETT AIRPORT, NAYLOR MILL ROAD, SALISBURY, MD.