20080526834329I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Elroy, AZ · May 26, 2008

Date
May 26, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place
Elroy, AZ
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 26, 2008 @ 1500 MST privacy data omitted, participating in a 88-person formation jump, collided with another jumper while executing a landing approach (80-100'AGL) privacy data omitted canopy (rt side) made contact with privacy data omitted body (lt side) while making a right-hand turn into the designated landing zone. Ms nieves stated she was slightly higher then privacy data omitted, and on a straight-in final approach when privacy data omitted crossed in front of her. privacy data omitted Indicated there was not time to react to the impending contact. privacy data omitted Was able to fly through the canopy contact and control her canopy and land safely. privacy data omitted Canopy collapsed initially on the rt side,which caused a diving right-hand turn. privacy data omitted Did not have enough atltitude to initiate a recover prior to impact with the ground. He received fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 26, 2008 @ 1500 MST ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PARTICIPATING IN A 88-PERSON FORMATION JUMP, COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER JUMPER WHILE EXECUTING A LANDING APPROACH (80-100'AGL) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CANOPY (RT SIDE) MADE CONTACT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BODY (LT SIDE) WHILE MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN INTO THE DESIGNATED LANDING ZONE. MS NIEVES STATED SHE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND ON A STRAIGHT-IN FINAL APPROACH WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CROSSED IN FRONT OF HER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED THERE WAS NOT TIME TO REACT TO THE IMPENDING CONTACT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO FLY THROUGH THE CANOPY CONTACT AND CONTROL HER CANOPY AND LAND SAFELY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CANOPY COLLAPSED INITIALLY ON THE RT SIDE,WHICH CAUSED A DIVING RIGHT-HAND TURN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ATLTITUDE TO INITIATE A RECOVER PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. HE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.