What happened
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The main parachute did not open properly. The reserve parachute became entangled with the main parachute and did not open. N30EA was the airplane that the jumper departed and was not involved in the incident.
A. name of jumper ? Richard l. gomez.
B. experience and training of jumper ? Has been skydiving since the 1980S, he was part of several world record attempts in the 90S through 2000. He was part of the 246 way world record in 1988 he had conducted thousands of safe jumps with no known prior issues. He had successfully deployed his reserve in 2003 and again in 2008 with normal safe results.
C. club affiliation ? Skydive Chicago I would consider his home base for parachuting.
D. description of the parachutes and their packing records ? The equipment included a javelin harness container system, model tj, serial number 21147, date of manufacture, July, 2001. The reserve was a performance designs PR143, serial number PR143-023115, date of manufacture October 2000., 143 square feet in size. The main was a performance designs stiletto 135, serial number and date of manufacture unknown. The main had received a recent reline, in accordance with the best maintenance procedures, approximately 100 jumps prior. The last reserve packing was September 15, 2015 by certificate number 3471199 (VR5)
E. also additional information- the jumper did not have a reserve static line (rsl), or automatic activation device (aad
As the FAA filed it
THE MAIN PARACHUTE DID NOT OPEN PROPERLY. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE MAIN PARACHUTE AND DID NOT OPEN. N30EA WAS THE AIRPLANE THAT THE JUMPER DEPARTED AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT.
A. NAME OF JUMPER ? RICHARD L. GOMEZ.
B. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER ? HAS BEEN SKYDIVING SINCE THE 1980S, HE WAS PART OF SEVERAL WORLD RECORD ATTEMPTS IN THE 90S THROUGH 2000. HE WAS PART OF THE 246 WAY WORLD RECORD IN 1988 HE HAD CONDUCTED THOUSANDS OF SAFE JUMPS WITH NO KNOWN PRIOR ISSUES. HE HAD SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED HIS RESERVE IN 2003 AND AGAIN IN 2008 WITH NORMAL SAFE RESULTS.
C. CLUB AFFILIATION ? SKYDIVE CHICAGO I WOULD CONSIDER HIS HOME BASE FOR PARACHUTING.
D. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARACHUTES AND THEIR PACKING RECORDS ? THE EQUIPMENT INCLUDED A JAVELIN HARNESS CONTAINER SYSTEM, MODEL TJ, SERIAL NUMBER 21147, DATE OF MANUFACTURE, JULY, 2001. THE RESERVE WAS A PERFORMANCE DESIGNS PR143, SERIAL NUMBER PR143-023115, DATE OF MANUFACTURE OCTOBER 2000., 143 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. THE MAIN WAS A PERFORMANCE DESIGNS STILETTO 135, SERIAL NUMBER AND DATE OF MANUFACTURE UNKNOWN. THE MAIN HAD RECEIVED A RECENT RELINE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEST MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES, APPROXIMATELY 100 JUMPS PRIOR. THE LAST RESERVE PACKING WAS SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 BY CERTIFICATE NUMBER 3471199 (VR5)
E. ALSO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION- THE JUMPER DID NOT HAVE A RESERVE STATIC LINE (RSL), OR AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE (AAD
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