What happened
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On April 21, 2019 at 9:00 am EDT, while performing a high performance landing maneuver, a parachute jumper impacted the ground which resulted in fatal injuries. The jumper had a total of 350 total jumps, 10 jumps within the last 30 days, and 100 jumps within the last 12 months. He held a uspa license with a, b, and c qualifications. Several witnesses stated that the maneuver he was performing required 500 feet above ground level to initiate. Eye witnesses reported that he started the maneuver at around 75 feet above the ground and did not have enough altitude to complete the maneuver. The parachute and the jumper hit the ground at the same time, with the parachute and jumper horizontal to the horizon. There was no flare maneuver attempted before ground impact. Several witnesses stated that the parachute deployed and worked as designed. There were no abnormalities with the parachute. The jumper was privacy data omitted of privacy data omitted. Uspa membership number privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT 9:00 AM EDT, WHILE PERFORMING A HIGH PERFORMANCE LANDING MANEUVER, A PARACHUTE JUMPER IMPACTED THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES. THE JUMPER HAD A TOTAL OF 350 TOTAL JUMPS, 10 JUMPS WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS, AND 100 JUMPS WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. HE HELD A USPA LICENSE WITH A, B, AND C QUALIFICATIONS. SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT THE MANEUVER HE WAS PERFORMING REQUIRED 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL TO INITIATE. EYE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT HE STARTED THE MANEUVER AT AROUND 75 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER. THE PARACHUTE AND THE JUMPER HIT THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME, WITH THE PARACHUTE AND JUMPER HORIZONTAL TO THE HORIZON. THERE WAS NO FLARE MANEUVER ATTEMPTED BEFORE GROUND IMPACT. SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED AND WORKED AS DESIGNED. THERE WERE NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE PARACHUTE. THE JUMPER WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. USPA MEMBERSHIP NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
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