What happened
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At approx 1445 the ranger group all veteran parachute team conducted a demo jump at victory junction in Randleman, NC. One team member, privacy data omitted, conducted a low turn maneuver at approximately 100' and his chute did not recover from the turn. He impacted the concrete and sustained several broken bones and was transported to the hospital. No spectators or property was damaged.privacy data omitted Has over 15 yrs of parachuting experience, approx 3500 jumps. He was with the all American freefall team for 3 years, 8 years with the us army golden knights, and 3 years with west point collegiate team. He is a memeber of uspa and holds license number privacy data omitted with a pro-rating. The parachute he was using the day of the accident is a javelin container, swift plus reserve and spectre main canopy. The main was packed the day before the accident (9/26/2012) and the reserve was repacked June 2012.weather conditions were not a factor. Team leader described it as a perfect day. Jump was being conducted under FAA form 7711-1 certificate of authorization.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROX 1445 THE RANGER GROUP ALL VETERAN PARACHUTE TEAM CONDUCTED A DEMO JUMP AT VICTORY JUNCTION IN RANDLEMAN, NC. ONE TEAM MEMBER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CONDUCTED A LOW TURN MANEUVER AT APPROXIMATELY 100' AND HIS CHUTE DID NOT RECOVER FROM THE TURN. HE IMPACTED THE CONCRETE AND SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. NO SPECTATORS OR PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS OVER 15 YRS OF PARACHUTING EXPERIENCE, APPROX 3500 JUMPS. HE WAS WITH THE ALL AMERICAN FREEFALL TEAM FOR 3 YEARS, 8 YEARS WITH THE US ARMY GOLDEN KNIGHTS, AND 3 YEARS WITH WEST POINT COLLEGIATE TEAM. HE IS A MEMEBER OF USPA AND HOLDS LICENSE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH A PRO-RATING. THE PARACHUTE HE WAS USING THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT IS A JAVELIN CONTAINER, SWIFT PLUS RESERVE AND SPECTRE MAIN CANOPY. THE MAIN WAS PACKED THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT (9/26/2012) AND THE RESERVE WAS REPACKED JUNE 2012.WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. TEAM LEADER DESCRIBED IT AS A PERFECT DAY. JUMP WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER FAA FORM 7711-1 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION.
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