20160117000509I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Otay Lakes, CA · January 17, 2016

Date: January 17, 2016 · 13:00 local
Place: Otay Lakes, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Parachute deployed and operated properly at around 5,000 feet. Left and right turns where witnessed on decent before landing. At 100 feet the parachute started a left spiral completing two 360 degree turns until impacting with the ground. The women operating the parachute suffered a broken jaw, three broken ribs and a concussion. Parachute type is a icarus SF2

As the FAA filed it

PARACHUTE DEPLOYED AND OPERATED PROPERLY AT AROUND 5,000 FEET. LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS WHERE WITNESSED ON DECENT BEFORE LANDING. AT 100 FEET THE PARACHUTE STARTED A LEFT SPIRAL COMPLETING TWO 360 DEGREE TURNS UNTIL IMPACTING WITH THE GROUND. THE WOMEN OPERATING THE PARACHUTE SUFFERED A BROKEN JAW, THREE BROKEN RIBS AND A CONCUSSION. PARACHUTE TYPE IS A ICARUS SF2