What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was asked by the last tandem jumper to make a second pass over the jump zone because he needed more time. The pilot complied, the jumper left the airplane, and the pilot noticed nothing unusual. The main parachute deployed but was released because of a malfunction. The reserve chute activated but apparently became tangled and did not fully deploy. The two tandem jumpers struck wires in their descent before colliding with the ground. The instructor and student jumpers received fatal injuries. The instructor privacy data omitted had over 5,000 jumps and was trained as a tandem jumper after 2,000 jumps by a representative of the parachute manufacturer. The student privacy data omitted was making his second jump. Both jumpers were affiliated with freefall adventures, inc., Cross Keys Airport, Cross Keys, NJ 08094. The parachutes are described as dual harness/dual parachute system manufactured by strong enterprises, 11236 satellite blvd. Orlando, FL 32837. The reserve parachute is a master model 425, serial number 283, manufactured 3-89 packed by privacy data omitted on 9/4/06. The main canopy was a strong elliptical tandem canopy and was packed by privacy data omitted FAA senior parachute rigger on 10/09/06. The date of manufacture was 6/06.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS ASKED BY THE LAST TANDEM JUMPER TO MAKE A SECOND PASS OVER THE JUMP ZONE BECAUSE HE NEEDED MORE TIME. THE PILOT COMPLIED, THE JUMPER LEFT THE AIRPLANE, AND THE PILOT NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL. THE MAIN PARACHUTE DEPLOYED BUT WAS RELEASED BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION. THE RESERVE CHUTE ACTIVATED BUT APPARENTLY BECAME TANGLED AND DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. THE TWO TANDEM JUMPERS STRUCK WIRES IN THEIR DESCENT BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT JUMPERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD OVER 5,000 JUMPS AND WAS TRAINED AS A TANDEM JUMPER AFTER 2,000 JUMPS BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PARACHUTE MANUFACTURER. THE STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS MAKING HIS SECOND JUMP. BOTH JUMPERS WERE AFFILIATED WITH FREEFALL ADVENTURES, INC., CROSS KEYS AIRPORT, CROSS KEYS, NJ 08094. THE PARACHUTES ARE DESCRIBED AS DUAL HARNESS/DUAL PARACHUTE SYSTEM MANUFACTURED BY STRONG ENTERPRISES, 11236 SATELLITE BLVD. ORLANDO, FL 32837. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE IS A MASTER MODEL 425, SERIAL NUMBER 283, MANUFACTURED 3-89 PACKED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 9/4/06. THE MAIN CANOPY WAS A STRONG ELLIPTICAL TANDEM CANOPY AND WAS PACKED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ FAA SENIOR PARACHUTE RIGGER ON 10/09/06. THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE WAS 6/06.
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