What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Parachutist, privacy data omitted struck the horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft when he intentionally departed the aft left door exit. The impact rendered privacy data omitted unconscious. Continuing to free fall, the automatic deployment system fired (cypress) on the reserve parachute, and he landed under a normal parachute canopy in a small clearing near the airport. privacy data omitted Was air left transported to uc davis medical center and is recovering from the injuries sustained. Subsequent investigation determined major damage to the horizontal stabilizer upgrading this report from an incident to an accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PARACHUTIST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE INTENTIONALLY DEPARTED THE AFT LEFT DOOR EXIT. THE IMPACT RENDERED ^PRIVACY DA^ UNCONSCIOUS. CONTINUING TO FREE FALL, THE AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FIRED (CYPRESS) ON THE RESERVE PARACHUTE, AND HE LANDED UNDER A NORMAL PARACHUTE CANOPY IN A SMALL CLEARING NEAR THE AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS AIR LEFT TRANSPORTED TO UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER AND IS RECOVERING FROM THE INJURIES SUSTAINED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPGRADING THIS REPORT FROM AN INCIDENT TO AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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