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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Lancaster, OH · April 10, 2009

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Date
April 10, 2009 · 13:05 local
Place
Lancaster, OH
Airport
Fairfield County
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
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.

(-23) The 59 year old male skydivr was jumping with the two other skydivers from skydive columbus. He held a uspa c license with approximately 440 jumps. He had exited the aircraft at approximately 10,000' AGL. Witnesses observed the skydiver falling away from them with the main chute not deployed. They estimated the reserve chute deployed at approximately 750' AGL. They stated tha the deceased did not appear to be responsive during the free fall. Witnesses also stated that the deceased did not collide with the aircraft or another jumber upon exiting the aircraft. Examination of the parachute pack and harness was performed. There was no evidence that either the main or reserve chutes had attempted to have been manually deployed. The automatic activation device (aad) for the reserve chute had been fire allowing the reserve chute to deploy. Examination of the reserve chute revealed no discrepancies. The reserve chute was last packed on 12/10/08 and was a pisa tempo 170, dom 01/00. The aad was a cypres, dom 2/00. The harness was a strong quasar iiii, dom 4/00.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE 59 YEAR OLD MALE SKYDIVR WAS JUMPING WITH THE TWO OTHER SKYDIVERS FROM SKYDIVE COLUMBUS. HE HELD A USPA C LICENSE WITH APPROXIMATELY 440 JUMPS. HE HAD EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000' AGL. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE SKYDIVER FALLING AWAY FROM THEM WITH THE MAIN CHUTE NOT DEPLOYED. THEY ESTIMATED THE RESERVE CHUTE DEPLOYED AT APPROXIMATELY 750' AGL. THEY STATED THA THE DECEASED DID NOT APPEAR TO BE RESPONSIVE DURING THE FREE FALL. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THE DECEASED DID NOT COLLIDE WITH THE AIRCRAFT OR ANOTHER JUMBER UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION OF THE PARACHUTE PACK AND HARNESS WAS PERFORMED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT EITHER THE MAIN OR RESERVE CHUTES HAD ATTEMPTED TO HAVE BEEN MANUALLY DEPLOYED. THE AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE (AAD) FOR THE RESERVE CHUTE HAD BEEN FIRE ALLOWING THE RESERVE CHUTE TO DEPLOY. EXAMINATION OF THE RESERVE CHUTE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS LAST PACKED ON 12/10/08 AND WAS A PISA TEMPO 170, DOM 01/00. THE AAD WAS A CYPRES, DOM 2/00. THE HARNESS WAS A STRONG QUASAR IIII, DOM 4/00.