20220227002959I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Zephyrhills, FL · February 27, 2022

Date: February 27, 2022 · 13:40 local
Place: Zephyrhills, FL
Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1

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

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Incident occurred at approximately 1430L or 1930Z at Zephyrhills,

FL airport (zph). Two

Individuals made a tandem jump and made a hard landing on

Airport property, directly west of privacy data omitted.

One of the jumpers was pronounced to be a fatality at the scene.

The second jumper was taken by medevac to lakeland regional

Airport.

03/16/2022: Parachute was inspected by dpre and observed by FAA inspector. No abnormalities or deficiencies found in rigging or harness. Records were reviewed and found to be satisfactory.

As the FAA filed it

INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1430L OR 1930Z AT ZEPHYRHILLS,

FL AIRPORT (ZPH). TWO

INDIVIDUALS MADE A TANDEM JUMP AND MADE A HARD LANDING ON

AIRPORT PROPERTY, DIRECTLY WEST OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ONE OF THE JUMPERS WAS PRONOUNCED TO BE A FATALITY AT THE SCENE.

THE SECOND JUMPER WAS TAKEN BY MEDEVAC TO LAKELAND REGIONAL

AIRPORT.

03/16/2022: PARACHUTE WAS INSPECTED BY DPRE AND OBSERVED BY FAA INSPECTOR. NO ABNORMALITIES OR DEFICIENCIES FOUND IN RIGGING OR HARNESS. RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY.