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.
Sky diver was in a hight performance winged suite. He exited the aircraft facing forward and inflated his wings to soon. He struck the horizontal stabilizer with his upper back and neck. His jump off point was several miles from the airport and the ground was higher by several hundred feet, so the auto deploy function, functioned normally, but because of the higher elevation the chute did not deploy fully. The tail and horizontal stabilizer were removed and sent to a shop for repair. Name: steven miller harrington. Experience: expert more than 3000 jumps, club:uspa. Parachutes: main not deployed is a sun path javeline part no. 101C87 model tunk. 5. Reserve chute was deployed; optimum 143, serial number: op 143-000308 packed 18 July 2009 by 163887MYD.
As the FAA filed it
SKY DIVER WAS IN A HIGHT PERFORMANCE WINGED SUITE. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT FACING FORWARD AND INFLATED HIS WINGS TO SOON. HE STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WITH HIS UPPER BACK AND NECK. HIS JUMP OFF POINT WAS SEVERAL MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE GROUND WAS HIGHER BY SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET, SO THE AUTO DEPLOY FUNCTION, FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER ELEVATION THE CHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY FULLY. THE TAIL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE REMOVED AND SENT TO A SHOP FOR REPAIR. NAME: STEVEN MILLER HARRINGTON. EXPERIENCE: EXPERT MORE THAN 3000 JUMPS, CLUB:USPA. PARACHUTES: MAIN NOT DEPLOYED IS A SUN PATH JAVELINE PART NO. 101C87 MODEL TUNK. 5. RESERVE CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED; OPTIMUM 143, SERIAL NUMBER: OP 143-000308 PACKED 18 JULY 2009 BY 163887MYD.
Other reports on N926MA · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.