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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Osage City, KS · January 29, 2006

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Date
January 29, 2006 · 14:30 local
Place
Osage City, KS
Airport
Osage City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) This jump occurred early afternoon on Sunday, January 29, 2006. The winds were from the west, stronger at altitude, but about 7 to 20 mph on the ground. Because of stronger uppers, the jumper found it not possible to land in the regular landing area. He chose to land just on the other side of the runway in a field east of the drop zone. However, he was determining his landing direction according to the windsock that was about 250 yards away, and faced west for landing, although his canopy was being pushed from his left, a stronger south wind in the field he chose. He was crabbing on final approach, and did not flare past his shoulders for landing. Hence, the canopy did not slow its descent or forward speed when he hit the ground which caused him to time his flare incorrectly. Although he chose correctly to land in a safe, alternate landing area, he failed to use his own perception of his direction under canopy, instead of a wind sock that indicated something different than what he was experiencing. Jumper name: privacy data omitted, 120 jumps with a uspa a license, no club affiliation, main parachute aerodyne triathalon, packed just before the jump by jumper. Reserve not used packed 15 jan 2006.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS JUMP OCCURRED EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2006. THE WINDS WERE FROM THE WEST, STRONGER AT ALTITUDE, BUT ABOUT 7 TO 20 MPH ON THE GROUND. BECAUSE OF STRONGER UPPERS, THE JUMPER FOUND IT NOT POSSIBLE TO LAND IN THE REGULAR LANDING AREA. HE CHOSE TO LAND JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A FIELD EAST OF THE DROP ZONE. HOWEVER, HE WAS DETERMINING HIS LANDING DIRECTION ACCORDING TO THE WINDSOCK THAT WAS ABOUT 250 YARDS AWAY, AND FACED WEST FOR LANDING, ALTHOUGH HIS CANOPY WAS BEING PUSHED FROM HIS LEFT, A STRONGER SOUTH WIND IN THE FIELD HE CHOSE. HE WAS CRABBING ON FINAL APPROACH, AND DID NOT FLARE PAST HIS SHOULDERS FOR LANDING. HENCE, THE CANOPY DID NOT SLOW ITS DESCENT OR FORWARD SPEED WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TIME HIS FLARE INCORRECTLY. ALTHOUGH HE CHOSE CORRECTLY TO LAND IN A SAFE, ALTERNATE LANDING AREA, HE FAILED TO USE HIS OWN PERCEPTION OF HIS DIRECTION UNDER CANOPY, INSTEAD OF A WIND SOCK THAT INDICATED SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING. JUMPER NAME: ^PRIVACY DA^, 120 JUMPS WITH A USPA A LICENSE, NO CLUB AFFILIATION, MAIN PARACHUTE AERODYNE TRIATHALON, PACKED JUST BEFORE THE JUMP BY JUMPER. RESERVE NOT USED PACKED 15 JAN 2006.