From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The parachute jumper made a good exit from the aircraft and his parachute deployed normally but as he approached the ground he made a hard left turn. Before he could get stable under his canopy he hit the ground. The parachute was examined after the incident and it was found to in good working condition and it did not contribute to the incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PARACHUTE JUMPER MADE A GOOD EXIT FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS PARACHUTE DEPLOYED NORMALLY BUT AS HE APPROACHED THE GROUND HE MADE A HARD LEFT TURN. BEFORE HE COULD GET STABLE UNDER HIS CANOPY HE HIT THE GROUND. THE PARACHUTE WAS EXAMINED AFTER THE INCIDENT AND IT WAS FOUND TO IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION AND IT DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCIDENT.
Other reports on N926MA · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.