What happened
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(-23) 11/02/03: At 15:05 local, the richmond FSDO received notification from the com center of an incident involving a parachutist who sustained unknown injuries when his parachute failed to fully deploy. The aircraft used for the parachute operations was N9838Z, a B-90. According to Suffolk dispatch, the parachutist was flying normally and went limp in the harness for the last 100 feet. He hit the runway on his feet then went forward and sustained injuries to his face and head. Written statements of witnesses observing on the ground concur as above. The main parachute was used for the flight. The reserve was not deployed. Neither parachute was a contributing factor. privacy data omitted (Jumper) is experienced with over 40 jumps, and was jumping under the direction of skydive Suffolk, IN., Suffolk, Virginia. According to the manager of skydive Suffolk, inc., privacy data omitted had been fasting three days prior, which may have contributed to him passing out on the final approach.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 11/02/03: AT 15:05 LOCAL, THE RICHMOND FSDO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE COM CENTER OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A PARACHUTIST WHO SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES WHEN HIS PARACHUTE FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY. THE AIRCRAFT USED FOR THE PARACHUTE OPERATIONS WAS N9838Z, A B-90. ACCORDING TO SUFFOLK DISPATCH, THE PARACHUTIST WAS FLYING NORMALLY AND WENT LIMP IN THE HARNESS FOR THE LAST 100 FEET. HE HIT THE RUNWAY ON HIS FEET THEN WENT FORWARD AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND HEAD. WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES OBSERVING ON THE GROUND CONCUR AS ABOVE. THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS USED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE RESERVE WAS NOT DEPLOYED. NEITHER PARACHUTE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ (JUMPER) IS EXPERIENCED WITH OVER 40 JUMPS, AND WAS JUMPING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SKYDIVE SUFFOLK, IN., SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA. ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER OF SKYDIVE SUFFOLK, INC., ^PRIVACY DATA^ HAD BEEN FASTING THREE DAYS PRIOR, WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HIM PASSING OUT ON THE FINAL APPROACH.
Other reports on N9838Z · 4
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