What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Tandem jump originating in Casa Grande at the municipal airport, student survivor, jump master/instructor was a foreign national. Aircraft departed Casa Grande airport to drop zone where first tandem group departed aircraft without event, as the student and instructor began maneuvering to the door in preparation to exit the aircraft they were violently and unexpectedly pulled out the aircraft by the pilot chute of the backup/auxiliary chute. The jump instructor is believed to have been killed on exiting the aircraft based on evidence at the scene and testimony from the survivor.
FAA iic are rlr, & dpd.
As the FAA filed it
TANDEM JUMP ORIGINATING IN CASA GRANDE AT THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, STUDENT SURVIVOR, JUMP MASTER/INSTRUCTOR WAS A FOREIGN NATIONAL. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CASA GRANDE AIRPORT TO DROP ZONE WHERE FIRST TANDEM GROUP DEPARTED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT EVENT, AS THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR BEGAN MANEUVERING TO THE DOOR IN PREPARATION TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT THEY WERE VIOLENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY PULLED OUT THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT CHUTE OF THE BACKUP/AUXILIARY CHUTE. THE JUMP INSTRUCTOR IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED ON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT BASED ON EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE AND TESTIMONY FROM THE SURVIVOR.
FAA IIC ARE RLR, & DPD.
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