What happened
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Parachutist with 95 jumps had a skydiving incident at start skydiving, Middletown, Ohio on Sunday August 21, 2016 at 10:47 am. Three jumpers exited N9529G a Cessna 208-B, at 13,000 ft for a three-way skydive. Planned opening altitude was 3,500 to 4,000 ft AGL. The jumpers opened lower than planned.
The jumper opened with a spinning main canopy, he stayed with this malfunction for 8 to 9 seconds before cutting away at a low altitude. No reserve parachute was deployed. No tag could be found for the packing of the reserve chute. Report from cypres sn C2698, aug 21, 2016, switch on date, zulu time 14:07 approx. calibration ok, take off time 14:22 zulu, maximum altitude 13, 054 ft.,
Only basic information is available for the day of the accident. There is no pressure graph available as the jumper did not reach or exceed the preset minimum vertical speed of 78 mph when he was in the activation window (750 ft to 120 ft above switch-on pressure altitude). The info log at 14:44 zulu indicated that the cutter was found missing at that time. The cypres aad worked as designed.
(Reviewed by flm bam on 09/08/16)
Parachutist-privacy data omitted
95 Jumps
Club-start skydiving
Parachute harness was northern light, reserve chute tempo 170 packed 6/27/16 by #2181268
As the FAA filed it
PARACHUTIST WITH 95 JUMPS HAD A SKYDIVING INCIDENT AT START SKYDIVING, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO ON SUNDAY AUGUST 21, 2016 AT 10:47 AM. THREE JUMPERS EXITED N9529G A CESSNA 208-B, AT 13,000 FT FOR A THREE-WAY SKYDIVE. PLANNED OPENING ALTITUDE WAS 3,500 TO 4,000 FT AGL. THE JUMPERS OPENED LOWER THAN PLANNED.
THE JUMPER OPENED WITH A SPINNING MAIN CANOPY, HE STAYED WITH THIS MALFUNCTION FOR 8 TO 9 SECONDS BEFORE CUTTING AWAY AT A LOW ALTITUDE. NO RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED. NO TAG COULD BE FOUND FOR THE PACKING OF THE RESERVE CHUTE. REPORT FROM CYPRES SN C2698, AUG 21, 2016, SWITCH ON DATE, ZULU TIME 14:07 APPROX. CALIBRATION OK, TAKE OFF TIME 14:22 ZULU, MAXIMUM ALTITUDE 13, 054 FT.,
ONLY BASIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO PRESSURE GRAPH AVAILABLE AS THE JUMPER DID NOT REACH OR EXCEED THE PRESET MINIMUM VERTICAL SPEED OF 78 MPH WHEN HE WAS IN THE ACTIVATION WINDOW (750 FT TO 120 FT ABOVE SWITCH-ON PRESSURE ALTITUDE). THE INFO LOG AT 14:44 ZULU INDICATED THAT THE CUTTER WAS FOUND MISSING AT THAT TIME. THE CYPRES AAD WORKED AS DESIGNED.
(REVIEWED BY FLM BAM ON 09/08/16)
PARACHUTIST-^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
95 JUMPS
CLUB-START SKYDIVING
PARACHUTE HARNESS WAS NORTHERN LIGHT, RESERVE CHUTE TEMPO 170 PACKED 6/27/16 BY #2181268
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