What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Skydiver departed aircraft on a sport jump and successfully deployed his parachute. While making a high performance (swooping) landing he states that he misjudged his altitude above the ground and was approximately 5 feet low on his landing flare. As he swooped across the ground he hit an unknown object sticking up higher than the landing zone surface.
The skydiver suffered a broken tibia, fibula, and femur because of impacting the ground at a great forward speed. His injuries required him to be hospitalized fro 3 days and he is continuing hospitalization for additional skin grafts.
This jumper was familiar with the drop zone and had made a successful jump earlier in the day. His total experience is 440 jumps prior to this jump. He has been jumping for 2 years, and has owned the parachute rig that he was jumping for most of that time.
The equipment used was:
Harness & container: javelin model NJ
Main canopy: icarus crossfire (119 sq ft canopy)
Reserve canopy: icarus (126 sq ft canopy)
Aad equipment: cypres expert
As the FAA filed it
SKYDIVER DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON A SPORT JUMP AND SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED HIS PARACHUTE. WHILE MAKING A HIGH PERFORMANCE (SWOOPING) LANDING HE STATES THAT HE MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET LOW ON HIS LANDING FLARE. AS HE SWOOPED ACROSS THE GROUND HE HIT AN UNKNOWN OBJECT STICKING UP HIGHER THAN THE LANDING ZONE SURFACE.
THE SKYDIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN TIBIA, FIBULA, AND FEMUR BECAUSE OF IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A GREAT FORWARD SPEED. HIS INJURIES REQUIRED HIM TO BE HOSPITALIZED FRO 3 DAYS AND HE IS CONTINUING HOSPITALIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL SKIN GRAFTS.
THIS JUMPER WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE DROP ZONE AND HAD MADE A SUCCESSFUL JUMP EARLIER IN THE DAY. HIS TOTAL EXPERIENCE IS 440 JUMPS PRIOR TO THIS JUMP. HE HAS BEEN JUMPING FOR 2 YEARS, AND HAS OWNED THE PARACHUTE RIG THAT HE WAS JUMPING FOR MOST OF THAT TIME.
THE EQUIPMENT USED WAS:
HARNESS & CONTAINER: JAVELIN MODEL NJ
MAIN CANOPY: ICARUS CROSSFIRE (119 SQ FT CANOPY)
RESERVE CANOPY: ICARUS (126 SQ FT CANOPY)
AAD EQUIPMENT: CYPRES EXPERT