What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After parachute jumper privacy data omitted exited the jump airplane, it descended and was maneuvering to land at Deland airport when the airplane hit privacy data omitted the descending jumper. Both of the parachute jumpers legs were severed below the knees. According to FAA inspector privacy data omitted the airplane sustained substantial damage on the left wing, outboard of the lift strut attach point and consists of impact damage to the leading edge of the wing. The skin is torn back to the spar and the associated stringers are broken from the impact. It is major damage as the top spar cap and spar web are bent aft and rivets are pulled loose from the spar at the top skin attach area. The parachutist, privacy data omitted began skydiving in 1977. He is a member of the united states parachute association (uspa) and holds a class "d" license. He was jumping a yellow ram air canopy. The parachute packing records are not available at this time. When the records are available this report will be amended.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER PARACHUTE JUMPER ^PRIVACY DATA ^ EXITED THE JUMP AIRPLANE, IT DESCENDED AND WAS MANEUVERING TO LAND AT DELAND AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRPLANE HIT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ THE DESCENDING JUMPER. BOTH OF THE PARACHUTE JUMPERS LEGS WERE SEVERED BELOW THE KNEES. ACCORDING TO FAA INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY^ THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON THE LEFT WING, OUTBOARD OF THE LIFT STRUT ATTACH POINT AND CONSISTS OF IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. THE SKIN IS TORN BACK TO THE SPAR AND THE ASSOCIATED STRINGERS ARE BROKEN FROM THE IMPACT. IT IS MAJOR DAMAGE AS THE TOP SPAR CAP AND SPAR WEB ARE BENT AFT AND RIVETS ARE PULLED LOOSE FROM THE SPAR AT THE TOP SKIN ATTACH AREA. THE PARACHUTIST, ^PRIVACY DAT^ BEGAN SKYDIVING IN 1977. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION (USPA) AND HOLDS A CLASS "D" LICENSE. HE WAS JUMPING A YELLOW RAM AIR CANOPY. THE PARACHUTE PACKING RECORDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.
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