What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 16, 2013, at approximately 2:10PM, sarah henderson, 2320 east nichols pl., centennial, co 80122, uspa b license 35441, was rendered unconscious in a free fall skydiving collision with another skydiver.
The collision occurred at an altitude of approximately 6000FT, following a freefall from 13,00FT in a 10 person "tracking" skydive, above Oceanside airport, Oceanside, CA.
At approximately 700FT AGL, her "vigil" automatic activation device cut the reserve closing loop and deployed her reserve parachute. At this point, the injured jumper was observed by a witness on the gound to be conscious and attempting to steer her fully deployed reserve parachute.
The injured jumper landed in a residential neighborhood, adjacent to the Oceanside airport, striking a chain link fence, which resulted in injuries to her back and neck.
Treated at the scene by fire department, she was transported by mercy air helicopter to scripps la jolla hospital.
The other jumper suffered minor bruising and did not seek medical attention.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 16, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:10PM, SARAH HENDERSON, 2320 EAST NICHOLS PL., CENTENNIAL, CO 80122, USPA B LICENSE 35441, WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS IN A FREE FALL SKYDIVING COLLISION WITH ANOTHER SKYDIVER.
THE COLLISION OCCURRED AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 6000FT, FOLLOWING A FREEFALL FROM 13,00FT IN A 10 PERSON "TRACKING" SKYDIVE, ABOVE OCEANSIDE AIRPORT, OCEANSIDE, CA.
AT APPROXIMATELY 700FT AGL, HER "VIGIL" AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE CUT THE RESERVE CLOSING LOOP AND DEPLOYED HER RESERVE PARACHUTE. AT THIS POINT, THE INJURED JUMPER WAS OBSERVED BY A WITNESS ON THE GOUND TO BE CONSCIOUS AND ATTEMPTING TO STEER HER FULLY DEPLOYED RESERVE PARACHUTE.
THE INJURED JUMPER LANDED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, ADJACENT TO THE OCEANSIDE AIRPORT, STRIKING A CHAIN LINK FENCE, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES TO HER BACK AND NECK.
TREATED AT THE SCENE BY FIRE DEPARTMENT, SHE WAS TRANSPORTED BY MERCY AIR HELICOPTER TO SCRIPPS LA JOLLA HOSPITAL.
THE OTHER JUMPER SUFFERED MINOR BRUISING AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Other reports on N750DZ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.