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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Flora, IN · August 3, 2008

Date: August 3, 2008 · 16:40 local
Place: Flora, IN
Airport: Flora Municipal
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
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

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(-23) On August 3, 2008 at approximately 2100 hours 'z' at the Flora Municipal Airport a skydiver deployed his main chute and encountered a 'line-over' entanglement of that chute and then performed a 'cut-away' of his main chute at approximately 4000 feet. At the same time the main chute was released his "rsl' device released and droge and risor for his reserve chute. The skydiver became entangled in the reserve chute riser line which inhibited the removal from the bag and deployment of the reserve parachute resulting in the skydiver's fatal impact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 3, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 HOURS 'Z' AT THE FLORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT A SKYDIVER DEPLOYED HIS MAIN CHUTE AND ENCOUNTERED A 'LINE-OVER' ENTANGLEMENT OF THAT CHUTE AND THEN PERFORMED A 'CUT-AWAY' OF HIS MAIN CHUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET. AT THE SAME TIME THE MAIN CHUTE WAS RELEASED HIS "RSL' DEVICE RELEASED AND DROGE AND RISOR FOR HIS RESERVE CHUTE. THE SKYDIVER BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE RESERVE CHUTE RISER LINE WHICH INHIBITED THE REMOVAL FROM THE BAG AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE RESERVE PARACHUTE RESULTING IN THE SKYDIVER'S FATAL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.