What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Name of sport jumper: privacy data omitted experience/training: highly experienced; reported to have over 3,000 civilian sport jumps and also a former military jumper. Club affiliation: member of uspa (safety and training advisor) description of parachute packing records: a ram air, rectangular type, manufactured by icarus canopies, model: crossfire 2, serial number: 96314319. Reserve chute packed 05/15/06, identified by seal symbol sdg, privacy data omitted witness observed privacy data omitted having a normal deployment of the main canopy. However, upon approach to landing, he initiated a low altitude turn which he reportedly had insufficient altitude to recover from to allow himself to slow his airspeed. privacy data omitted Was reported to have hit the ground (asphalt runway) while in the turn, impacting with the upper torso first.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) NAME OF SPORT JUMPER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ EXPERIENCE/TRAINING: HIGHLY EXPERIENCED; REPORTED TO HAVE OVER 3,000 CIVILIAN SPORT JUMPS AND ALSO A FORMER MILITARY JUMPER. CLUB AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF USPA (SAFETY AND TRAINING ADVISOR) DESCRIPTION OF PARACHUTE PACKING RECORDS: A RAM AIR, RECTANGULAR TYPE, MANUFACTURED BY ICARUS CANOPIES, MODEL: CROSSFIRE 2, SERIAL NUMBER: 96314319. RESERVE CHUTE PACKED 05/15/06, IDENTIFIED BY SEAL SYMBOL SDG, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WITNESS OBSERVED ^PRIVACY DATA^ HAVING A NORMAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE MAIN CANOPY. HOWEVER, UPON APPROACH TO LANDING, HE INITIATED A LOW ALTITUDE TURN WHICH HE REPORTEDLY HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM TO ALLOW HIMSELF TO SLOW HIS AIRSPEED. ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HIT THE GROUND (ASPHALT RUNWAY) WHILE IN THE TURN, IMPACTING WITH THE UPPER TORSO FIRST.
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