What happened
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privacy data omitted Was seriously injured in a parachuting incident where his chute became entangled with privacy data omitted left foot during canopy relative work (rw). The entangled parachutists separated during descent with privacy data omitted cocooned and unable to cut away or deploy his reserve. privacy data omitted Estimated privacy data omitted descent rate at 25 mph vertical under a partially inflated canopy. privacy data omitted Descended through a tree and brush prior to impacting the ground. privacy data omitted Was taken to the hospital and was expected to be released a few days after being admitted. privacy data omitted Received minor injuries.
privacy data omitted Had approximately 431 parachute jumps prior to the incident. privacy data omitted Used a crossfire main chute which was estimated to be 135-139 square feet. privacy data omitted Packed his own chute prior to the jump. privacy data omitted Reserve chute was packed by a certified parachute rigger on August 9, 2013.
privacy data omitted Had approximately 757 parachute jumps prior to the incident. privacy data omitted Is a uspa coach. privacy data omitted Used an aerodyne pilot main chute which is 111 square feet. privacy data omitted Chute was packed by another skydiver at the drop zone (dz) prior to the jump. privacy data omitted Reserve chute was packed by a certified parachute rigger in July 2013.
The parachute jump operation was conducted by the Florida skydiving center at the Lake Wales municipal airport (X07), Lake Wales, Florida.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A PARACHUTING INCIDENT WHERE HIS CHUTE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT FOOT DURING CANOPY RELATIVE WORK (RW). THE ENTANGLED PARACHUTISTS SEPARATED DURING DESCENT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COCOONED AND UNABLE TO CUT AWAY OR DEPLOY HIS RESERVE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ESTIMATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DESCENT RATE AT 25 MPH VERTICAL UNDER A PARTIALLY INFLATED CANOPY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DESCENDED THROUGH A TREE AND BRUSH PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED A FEW DAYS AFTER BEING ADMITTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD APPROXIMATELY 431 PARACHUTE JUMPS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USED A CROSSFIRE MAIN CHUTE WHICH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 135-139 SQUARE FEET. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PACKED HIS OWN CHUTE PRIOR TO THE JUMP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESERVE CHUTE WAS PACKED BY A CERTIFIED PARACHUTE RIGGER ON AUGUST 9, 2013.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD APPROXIMATELY 757 PARACHUTE JUMPS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A USPA COACH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USED AN AERODYNE PILOT MAIN CHUTE WHICH IS 111 SQUARE FEET. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHUTE WAS PACKED BY ANOTHER SKYDIVER AT THE DROP ZONE (DZ) PRIOR TO THE JUMP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESERVE CHUTE WAS PACKED BY A CERTIFIED PARACHUTE RIGGER IN JULY 2013.
THE PARACHUTE JUMP OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE FLORIDA SKYDIVING CENTER AT THE LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (X07), LAKE WALES, FLORIDA.
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