What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The main parachute failed to completely open. A witness stated that a line over the chute prevented it from properly opening. When the parachute jumper tried to use the cut away device, the right side riser cut away properly and the left riser remained attached to the pack. The deployed but spinning chute material twisted the left riser to the point that it prevented the remaining cutaway cable from operating at all. The paracute jumper then deployed his reserve chute just above the tree top level but too late to deploy.
Jumpers name:crawford, bruce dewayne
Experience at jumping: unknown. A witness stated that he knew bruce was an experienced jumper.
Club affiliation: unknown
Parachute was last inspected on: 09-09-2015 by 3639796QEY
As the FAA filed it
THE MAIN PARACHUTE FAILED TO COMPLETELY OPEN. A WITNESS STATED THAT A LINE OVER THE CHUTE PREVENTED IT FROM PROPERLY OPENING. WHEN THE PARACHUTE JUMPER TRIED TO USE THE CUT AWAY DEVICE, THE RIGHT SIDE RISER CUT AWAY PROPERLY AND THE LEFT RISER REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE PACK. THE DEPLOYED BUT SPINNING CHUTE MATERIAL TWISTED THE LEFT RISER TO THE POINT THAT IT PREVENTED THE REMAINING CUTAWAY CABLE FROM OPERATING AT ALL. THE PARACUTE JUMPER THEN DEPLOYED HIS RESERVE CHUTE JUST ABOVE THE TREE TOP LEVEL BUT TOO LATE TO DEPLOY.
JUMPERS NAME:CRAWFORD, BRUCE DEWAYNE
EXPERIENCE AT JUMPING: UNKNOWN. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE KNEW BRUCE WAS AN EXPERIENCED JUMPER.
CLUB AFFILIATION: UNKNOWN
PARACHUTE WAS LAST INSPECTED ON: 09-09-2015 BY 3639796QEY