What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 17, 2007, at approximately 1700 cdlt a skydiver received multiple injuries when he impacted the ground after a partial chute opening due to tangling with another diver's chute. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. A flight plan was not filed. The flight was for the purpose of a skydiving drop and started and stopped at mathaire (WI97). Upon completion of a stacking formation parachutist 1 passed through the lanyards of parachutist 2 between the canopy and parachutist 2 body. Parachutist 2 cut loose his main chute and landed safely using his reserve. Parachutist 1 cut loose his main chute but parachutist 1 reserve chute became entangled with parachutist 2 main chute. The partly opened chutes caused parachutist 1 to go into a spiral at approximately 3,000 ft. parachutist 1 impacted the ground and received multiple injuries including a broken neck.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 17, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CDLT A SKYDIVER RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES WHEN HE IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER A PARTIAL CHUTE OPENING DUE TO TANGLING WITH ANOTHER DIVER'S CHUTE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A SKYDIVING DROP AND STARTED AND STOPPED AT MATHAIRE (WI97). UPON COMPLETION OF A STACKING FORMATION PARACHUTIST 1 PASSED THROUGH THE LANYARDS OF PARACHUTIST 2 BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND PARACHUTIST 2 BODY. PARACHUTIST 2 CUT LOOSE HIS MAIN CHUTE AND LANDED SAFELY USING HIS RESERVE. PARACHUTIST 1 CUT LOOSE HIS MAIN CHUTE BUT PARACHUTIST 1 RESERVE CHUTE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH PARACHUTIST 2 MAIN CHUTE. THE PARTLY OPENED CHUTES CAUSED PARACHUTIST 1 TO GO INTO A SPIRAL AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FT. PARACHUTIST 1 IMPACTED THE GROUND AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES INCLUDING A BROKEN NECK.
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