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FAA accident report · Beech 65-A90 · Longmont, CO · July 22, 2006

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Date
July 22, 2006 · 13:45 local
Place
Longmont, CO
Airport
Vance Brand Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N66GS
Reported as
Beech 65A90
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total80 in the last 90 days
N66GSRegistered now · Beech 65-A90S/N LJ-237Airframe modelBeech 65-A90Engine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Skydiver was competing in an event referred to as swooping. For reasons unknown her main parachute did not function properly. Skydiver released the main canopy and deployed the reserve parachute. From the readout of the skydivers digital altimeter the bail out altitude was 6400 ft MSL, with the reserve opening at 4300 ft MSL. The reserve canopy did deploy but not properly. Upon opening the reserve had some number of lines become entangled in what is known as a tension knot. This was communicated by the skydiver to the first on the accident scene. Skydiver continued to descend at a higher than normal rate due to the malfunction combined with high density altitudes of 8500-8700 feet at the time of the accident. Skydiver impacted the ground approximately 1 1/2 miles from the Longmont airport. privacy data omitted Was a very experienced skydiver with many thousands of jumps. She was part of the "pro swooping tour" of professional skydivers that go around the usa competing in these events. Main canopy: icarus extreme vx (79 cu ft). Reserve: aerodyne smart 110 (110 cu ft) packed 6-10-06.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SKYDIVER WAS COMPETING IN AN EVENT REFERRED TO AS SWOOPING. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN HER MAIN PARACHUTE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SKYDIVER RELEASED THE MAIN CANOPY AND DEPLOYED THE RESERVE PARACHUTE. FROM THE READOUT OF THE SKYDIVERS DIGITAL ALTIMETER THE BAIL OUT ALTITUDE WAS 6400 FT MSL, WITH THE RESERVE OPENING AT 4300 FT MSL. THE RESERVE CANOPY DID DEPLOY BUT NOT PROPERLY. UPON OPENING THE RESERVE HAD SOME NUMBER OF LINES BECOME ENTANGLED IN WHAT IS KNOWN AS A TENSION KNOT. THIS WAS COMMUNICATED BY THE SKYDIVER TO THE FIRST ON THE ACCIDENT SCENE. SKYDIVER CONTINUED TO DESCEND AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION COMBINED WITH HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDES OF 8500-8700 FEET AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. SKYDIVER IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES FROM THE LONGMONT AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS A VERY EXPERIENCED SKYDIVER WITH MANY THOUSANDS OF JUMPS. SHE WAS PART OF THE "PRO SWOOPING TOUR" OF PROFESSIONAL SKYDIVERS THAT GO AROUND THE USA COMPETING IN THESE EVENTS. MAIN CANOPY: ICARUS EXTREME VX (79 CU FT). RESERVE: AERODYNE SMART 110 (110 CU FT) PACKED 6-10-06.

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