What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The decedent was acting as jumpmaster for a group of static line jumpers with military type parachutes. He did not intend to jump and did not have his static line connected. His reserve parachute was accidently deployed in the aircraft and he was pulled from the aircraft by the slipstream, striking and damaging the aircraft fuselage. It appears that the decedent was incapacitated after striking the aircraft and was unable to attempt to deploy the main parachute.
Aircraft retuned to X-35 and landed without incident.
Name :dmytro zinchenko
Experience: 147 military jumps
No know club affiliation
Parachute: main MC1-1D
Reserve: T-10R mirps packed 10/10/2016
As the FAA filed it
THE DECEDENT WAS ACTING AS JUMPMASTER FOR A GROUP OF STATIC LINE JUMPERS WITH MILITARY TYPE PARACHUTES. HE DID NOT INTEND TO JUMP AND DID NOT HAVE HIS STATIC LINE CONNECTED. HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS ACCIDENTLY DEPLOYED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND HE WAS PULLED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY THE SLIPSTREAM, STRIKING AND DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. IT APPEARS THAT THE DECEDENT WAS INCAPACITATED AFTER STRIKING THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY THE MAIN PARACHUTE.
AIRCRAFT RETUNED TO X-35 AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
NAME :DMYTRO ZINCHENKO
EXPERIENCE: 147 MILITARY JUMPS
NO KNOW CLUB AFFILIATION
PARACHUTE: MAIN MC1-1D
RESERVE: T-10R MIRPS PACKED 10/10/2016
NTSB investigation
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