What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
1. Name of jumper: privacy data omitted
2. Experience and training of jumper: 485 jumps. Does canopy relative work. Holds a class c license.
3. Pennsylvania skydiving center/the above the poconos skydivers, Hazleton, PA.
4. Performance design/catana 150
5. Remarks: this was the fifth jump of the day. The jump was made from 10,000 feet. The parachutist stated there were no equipment malfunctions. He indicated his last turn was made too low to the ground. He landed hard and broke both femurs. Although he was wearing a helmut, he sustained a concussion. The parachutist packs his own chute.
As the FAA filed it
1. NAME OF JUMPER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
2. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER: 485 JUMPS. DOES CANOPY RELATIVE WORK. HOLDS A CLASS C LICENSE.
3. PENNSYLVANIA SKYDIVING CENTER/THE ABOVE THE POCONOS SKYDIVERS, HAZLETON, PA.
4. PERFORMANCE DESIGN/CATANA 150
5. REMARKS: THIS WAS THE FIFTH JUMP OF THE DAY. THE JUMP WAS MADE FROM 10,000 FEET. THE PARACHUTIST STATED THERE WERE NO EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS. HE INDICATED HIS LAST TURN WAS MADE TOO LOW TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED HARD AND BROKE BOTH FEMURS. ALTHOUGH HE WAS WEARING A HELMUT, HE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. THE PARACHUTIST PACKS HIS OWN CHUTE.
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