From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Nine jumpers exited the aircraft at flight level 170. privacy data omitted Was the ninth jumper ane exited the aircraft 1.6 miles upwind. The parachute opened normally at approximately 3,000 feet AGL. At low altitude, privacy data omitted was observed making a series of turns with the last turn at approximately 50 feet AGL. privacy data omitted Collided with a metal pipe that was located approximately .7 miles upwind of the landing site. privacy data omitted Has a total of 160 jumps and one year in the sport. She has had 80 jumps in the last 6 months. privacy data omitted Holds a german license privacy data omitted. She enrolled, prior to the incident, in the one-month temporary individual membership program offered by the us parachute association. privacy data omitted Harness and container system was manufactured by performance variable, model omega. The main canopy was a cayenne 150 and the reserve canopy was a quick 180. The main canopy was packed by privacy data omitted the day before the incident. The reserve was packed on 09/18/2008, by a foreign rigger certificate nr DFV-5289.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) NINE JUMPERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 170. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE NINTH JUMPER ANE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT 1.6 MILES UPWIND. THE PARACHUTE OPENED NORMALLY AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET AGL. AT LOW ALTITUDE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OBSERVED MAKING A SERIES OF TURNS WITH THE LAST TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH A METAL PIPE THAT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY .7 MILES UPWIND OF THE LANDING SITE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS A TOTAL OF 160 JUMPS AND ONE YEAR IN THE SPORT. SHE HAS HAD 80 JUMPS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A GERMAN LICENSE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SHE ENROLLED, PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, IN THE ONE-MONTH TEMPORARY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE US PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HARNESS AND CONTAINER SYSTEM WAS MANUFACTURED BY PERFORMANCE VARIABLE, MODEL OMEGA. THE MAIN CANOPY WAS A CAYENNE 150 AND THE RESERVE CANOPY WAS A QUICK 180. THE MAIN CANOPY WAS PACKED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE RESERVE WAS PACKED ON 09/18/2008, BY A FOREIGN RIGGER CERTIFICATE NR DFV-5289.
Other reports on N750SN · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.