45.1493° N, 122.5849° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Molalla, OR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 15, 2012 · 13:30 local
Place
Molalla, OR
Airport
Molalla
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
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.
Parachutist exited acft ok. Executed intentional water skipping landing. Speed excessive. Drove knees up to chest causing broken ribs and punctured lung. Hospitol 4 days. Released. Parachutist has 2,500+ jumps; very experienced. He understands error. Rlm.
As the FAA filed it
PARACHUTIST EXITED ACFT OK. EXECUTED INTENTIONAL WATER SKIPPING LANDING. SPEED EXCESSIVE. DROVE KNEES UP TO CHEST CAUSING BROKEN RIBS AND PUNCTURED LUNG. HOSPITOL 4 DAYS. RELEASED. PARACHUTIST HAS 2,500+ JUMPS; VERY EXPERIENCED. HE UNDERSTANDS ERROR. RLM.