What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Name of jumper: privacy data omitted
Experience and training of jumper : 23 years of jumping averaging 50-75 jumps per year.
Club affiliation: uspa class d D20322
Description of the parachutes and their packing records:
Harness/container:
Javelin harness/container system
Model: J4
Serial #: 7625
Date of manufacture: April 1995
Manufacturer: sun path
Reserve canopy
Model: p.d. 193R
Serial #: 7823
Size: 193
Max gross wgt: 254
Max deployment speed: 150 KTS
Manufacture date: dec. 1994
Main canopy
Model: sabre I 170
Serial #: not able to obtain
Size: 170
Max gross wgt: 255
Max deployment speed: 130 KTS
Manufacture date: EST. 2000-2001
On 12/03/2016, air adventures skydiving team conducted a parachute operation into a congested area at merrymount park in Quincy, MA. privacy data omitted Was the point of contact for the certificate of authorization (coa) that was issued for the event. Request for the coa was made on 10/29/2016 for the jump to occur on 11/26/2016 with a rain date of 12/03/2016. privacy data omitted Advised this office on 11/28/2016 that the rain date of 12/3/2016 would be utilized for the jump. On 12/06/2016 privacy data omitted advised this office with a summary of the events that took place that day. The demo parachute jump into merrymount park , Quincy, MA. Went off on schedule and on time. There was a broken cloud layer at 4,500 ft. and a 10-16 mph wind out of the nw. All 4 jumpers exited from 4,000 ft. with staged openings for separation. privacy data omitted Was the first one down, landing on target, in the middle of the field. privacy data omitted And privacy data omitted were second and third, landing safely on the southern edge of the field near the tree line . privacy data omitted Was the fourth, landing hard in a small opening in between the trees on the southern edge. The email sent by privacy data omitted advised one of the jumpers, privacy data omitted, experienced injuries to his left leg due to a hard landing.
This office made contact with privacy data omitted to learn more about the event. privacy data omitted Stated that while making his final approach to landing, the wind shifted suddenly changing to tail wind causing him to misjudge his landing which resulted in a hard landing. privacy data omitted Stated that he had broken his left tibia and fibula, requiring surgery, and spent three days in the hospital.
As the FAA filed it
NAME OF JUMPER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER : 23 YEARS OF JUMPING AVERAGING 50-75 JUMPS PER YEAR.
CLUB AFFILIATION: USPA CLASS D D20322
DESCRIPTION OF THE PARACHUTES AND THEIR PACKING RECORDS:
HARNESS/CONTAINER:
JAVELIN HARNESS/CONTAINER SYSTEM
MODEL: J4
SERIAL #: 7625
DATE OF MANUFACTURE: APRIL 1995
MANUFACTURER: SUN PATH
RESERVE CANOPY
MODEL: P.D. 193R
SERIAL #: 7823
SIZE: 193
MAX GROSS WGT: 254
MAX DEPLOYMENT SPEED: 150 KTS
MANUFACTURE DATE: DEC. 1994
MAIN CANOPY
MODEL: SABRE I 170
SERIAL #: NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN
SIZE: 170
MAX GROSS WGT: 255
MAX DEPLOYMENT SPEED: 130 KTS
MANUFACTURE DATE: EST. 2000-2001
ON 12/03/2016, AIR ADVENTURES SKYDIVING TEAM CONDUCTED A PARACHUTE OPERATION INTO A CONGESTED AREA AT MERRYMOUNT PARK IN QUINCY, MA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION (COA) THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE EVENT. REQUEST FOR THE COA WAS MADE ON 10/29/2016 FOR THE JUMP TO OCCUR ON 11/26/2016 WITH A RAIN DATE OF 12/03/2016. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED THIS OFFICE ON 11/28/2016 THAT THE RAIN DATE OF 12/3/2016 WOULD BE UTILIZED FOR THE JUMP. ON 12/06/2016 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED THIS OFFICE WITH A SUMMARY OF THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE THAT DAY. THE DEMO PARACHUTE JUMP INTO MERRYMOUNT PARK , QUINCY, MA. WENT OFF ON SCHEDULE AND ON TIME. THERE WAS A BROKEN CLOUD LAYER AT 4,500 FT. AND A 10-16 MPH WIND OUT OF THE NW. ALL 4 JUMPERS EXITED FROM 4,000 FT. WITH STAGED OPENINGS FOR SEPARATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE FIRST ONE DOWN, LANDING ON TARGET, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE SECOND AND THIRD, LANDING SAFELY ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE FIELD NEAR THE TREE LINE . ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE FOURTH, LANDING HARD IN A SMALL OPENING IN BETWEEN THE TREES ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE. THE EMAIL SENT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED ONE OF THE JUMPERS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED INJURIES TO HIS LEFT LEG DUE TO A HARD LANDING.
THIS OFFICE MADE CONTACT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE MAKING HIS FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING, THE WIND SHIFTED SUDDENLY CHANGING TO TAIL WIND CAUSING HIM TO MISJUDGE HIS LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD BROKEN HIS LEFT TIBIA AND FIBULA, REQUIRING SURGERY, AND SPENT THREE DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.