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) According to eyewitness privacy data omitted was doing a normal solo freefall. Main chute opened approximately 3000 feet AGL. privacy data omitted Was on approach at approx. 100-200 feet when one corner of the chute seemed to tuck. That put him in a steep spiral with inadequate room for recovery. privacy data omitted Impacted the ground at high velocity. privacy data omitted Had been parachuting for 6 years with approximately 800-1000 jumps experienced. He was a member of the U.S. Parachutists association. The parachute is a precision aerodynamics, inc., model xaos-27, s/n 83441835. No defects were noted. The undeployed reserve chute is model PR-133, last packed on 4/16/2004. privacy data omitted Described this parachute as a high performance chute that was recently acquired by privacy data omitted had about 25 jumps with this chute. Parachute incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DOING A NORMAL SOLO FREEFALL. MAIN CHUTE OPENED APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET AGL. ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS ON APPROACH AT APPROX. 100-200 FEET WHEN ONE CORNER OF THE CHUTE SEEMED TO TUCK. THAT PUT HIM IN A STEEP SPIRAL WITH INADEQUATE ROOM FOR RECOVERY. ^PRIVACY DAT^ IMPACTED THE GROUND AT HIGH VELOCITY. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ HAD BEEN PARACHUTING FOR 6 YEARS WITH APPROXIMATELY 800-1000 JUMPS EXPERIENCED. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE U.S. PARACHUTISTS ASSOCIATION. THE PARACHUTE IS A PRECISION AERODYNAMICS, INC., MODEL XAOS-27, S/N 83441835. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE UNDEPLOYED RESERVE CHUTE IS MODEL PR-133, LAST PACKED ON 4/16/2004. ^PRIVACY D^ DESCRIBED THIS PARACHUTE AS A HIGH PERFORMANCE CHUTE THAT WAS RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD ABOUT 25 JUMPS WITH THIS CHUTE. PARACHUTE INCIDENT.
Other reports on N203E · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.