# Incident 20161203023929I: Quincy, MA, December 3, 2016 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 3, 2016, 12:30 local time - Place: Quincy, MA - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Unknown - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 42.2610° N, 71.0090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2610&lon=-71.0090&mi=10 - Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record) - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161203023929I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.