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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Ellington, CT · June 6, 2009

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Date
June 6, 2009 · 09:10 local
Place
Ellington, CT
Airport
Ellington
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
Fatal injuries
0
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) Investigated a parachute jumping incident which occurred at approximately 0910 on June 6, 2009. The parachutist sustained a compound fracture to her ankle while landing in a residential area approximately 1000 feet northwest of the landing zone. Examination of the parachute revealed no discrepancies to the main parachute release system, main parachute "cut away" system, or reserve parachute. 1. Name of jumper: privacy data omitted. 2. Experience and training of jumper: 24 jumps, student parachutist. 3. Club affiliation: Connecticut parachutists, inc. 4. Description of the parachutes and packing records: the parachute was a large rectangular canopy in good condition manufactured under the appropriate TSO. The parachute was owned by Connecticut parachutists inc. and was considered a "student rig". The reserve parachute was also equipped with an automatic assistance device (aad). The main and reserve parachutes were packed by an appropriately rated senior parachute rigger. Inspection of the packing records for the reserve parachute revealed no discrepancies. Inspection of the aad maintenance records revealed no discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INVESTIGATED A PARACHUTE JUMPING INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 0910 ON JUNE 6, 2009. THE PARACHUTIST SUSTAINED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO HER ANKLE WHILE LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE LANDING ZONE. EXAMINATION OF THE PARACHUTE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES TO THE MAIN PARACHUTE RELEASE SYSTEM, MAIN PARACHUTE "CUT AWAY" SYSTEM, OR RESERVE PARACHUTE. 1. NAME OF JUMPER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 2. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER: 24 JUMPS, STUDENT PARACHUTIST. 3. CLUB AFFILIATION: CONNECTICUT PARACHUTISTS, INC. 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARACHUTES AND PACKING RECORDS: THE PARACHUTE WAS A LARGE RECTANGULAR CANOPY IN GOOD CONDITION MANUFACTURED UNDER THE APPROPRIATE TSO. THE PARACHUTE WAS OWNED BY CONNECTICUT PARACHUTISTS INC. AND WAS CONSIDERED A "STUDENT RIG". THE RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC ASSISTANCE DEVICE (AAD). THE MAIN AND RESERVE PARACHUTES WERE PACKED BY AN APPROPRIATELY RATED SENIOR PARACHUTE RIGGER. INSPECTION OF THE PACKING RECORDS FOR THE RESERVE PARACHUTE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. INSPECTION OF THE AAD MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.