What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 28, 2016, a sky diving student of phoenix skydive, was fatally injured in a sky diving incident. The investigation found that the operation of the aircraft was all normal. The student and two instructors departed the aircraft at 11,500 ft. AGL. At approximately 5,000 ft. the student deployed the parachute and the instructors tracked away. Witness reports indicate the parachute deployed normally. After deployment, for reasons unknown, there appeared to be no effort by the student, to control the direction or rate of decent of the parachute, which resulted in a hard landing. The inspection of the parachute was conducted by a dpre called to the scene and no defects or abnormalities were found. Parachute main canopy, performance design pd- navigator, s/n NA260-001571. Reserve chute performance design pdr. Container system united technologies V-9 1/2 s/n 35760.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 28, 2016, A SKY DIVING STUDENT OF PHOENIX SKYDIVE, WAS FATALLY INJURED IN A SKY DIVING INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALL NORMAL. THE STUDENT AND TWO INSTRUCTORS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT 11,500 FT. AGL. AT APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FT. THE STUDENT DEPLOYED THE PARACHUTE AND THE INSTRUCTORS TRACKED AWAY. WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE THE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED NORMALLY. AFTER DEPLOYMENT, FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, THERE APPEARED TO BE NO EFFORT BY THE STUDENT, TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OR RATE OF DECENT OF THE PARACHUTE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE INSPECTION OF THE PARACHUTE WAS CONDUCTED BY A DPRE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND NO DEFECTS OR ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. PARACHUTE MAIN CANOPY, PERFORMANCE DESIGN PD- NAVIGATOR, S/N NA260-001571. RESERVE CHUTE PERFORMANCE DESIGN PDR. CONTAINER SYSTEM UNITED TECHNOLOGIES V-9 1/2 S/N 35760.
Other reports on N5542B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.