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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Perry, NY · July 27, 2019

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Date
July 27, 2019 · 11:30 local
Place
Perry, NY
Airport
Perry-Warsaw
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A sport parachute jumper died when he struck the ground during a parachute jump. The weather was good and four jumpers departed the jump plane at 11,000 feet over the Perry-Warsaw Airport (B16). The jumpers performed formation maneuvers until 4500 feet AGL, where they broke formation to deploy their parachutes. Witnesses report that the deceased jumper's chute appeared to deploy and inflate normally. As the jump progressed, witnesses reported that the chute began to spiral gently, and continued to spiral more quickly until the jumper struck the ground in a corn field on soper road, south of the airport. A witness on the ground said that it appeared that the jumper was limp in the harness. The jump master landed near the deceased jumper to render assistance. EMS, fire department and the new york state police arrived on scene. EMS started cpr, but the jumper had succumbed to his injuries. The coroner's office reported that the jumper died from blunt force trauma. A master rigger inspected the chute at the scene while it was in the custody of the state police, but could find no abnormalities. The chute was taken by the new york state police and secured in their evidence room. FAA inspectors examined and photographed the parachute at the state police substation in Warsaw, NY. Nothing out of the ordinary was noted.

As the FAA filed it

A SPORT PARACHUTE JUMPER DIED WHEN HE STRUCK THE GROUND DURING A PARACHUTE JUMP. THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND FOUR JUMPERS DEPARTED THE JUMP PLANE AT 11,000 FEET OVER THE PERRY-WARSAW AIRPORT (B16). THE JUMPERS PERFORMED FORMATION MANEUVERS UNTIL 4500 FEET AGL, WHERE THEY BROKE FORMATION TO DEPLOY THEIR PARACHUTES. WITNESSES REPORT THAT THE DECEASED JUMPER'S CHUTE APPEARED TO DEPLOY AND INFLATE NORMALLY. AS THE JUMP PROGRESSED, WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE CHUTE BEGAN TO SPIRAL GENTLY, AND CONTINUED TO SPIRAL MORE QUICKLY UNTIL THE JUMPER STRUCK THE GROUND IN A CORN FIELD ON SOPER ROAD, SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. A WITNESS ON THE GROUND SAID THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE JUMPER WAS LIMP IN THE HARNESS. THE JUMP MASTER LANDED NEAR THE DECEASED JUMPER TO RENDER ASSISTANCE. EMS, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE ARRIVED ON SCENE. EMS STARTED CPR, BUT THE JUMPER HAD SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES. THE CORONER'S OFFICE REPORTED THAT THE JUMPER DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA. A MASTER RIGGER INSPECTED THE CHUTE AT THE SCENE WHILE IT WAS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE POLICE, BUT COULD FIND NO ABNORMALITIES. THE CHUTE WAS TAKEN BY THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE AND SECURED IN THEIR EVIDENCE ROOM. FAA INSPECTORS EXAMINED AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE PARACHUTE AT THE STATE POLICE SUBSTATION IN WARSAW, NY. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS NOTED.