27.7678° N, 80.6014° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fellsmere, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 17, 2022 · 15:12 local
Place
Fellsmore, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
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.
Skydiver cut away parachute at a low altitude. Emergency chute was deployed but was at too low of an altitude to open fully. ASI inspected chute and equipment no abnormalities noted.
As the FAA filed it
SKYDIVER CUT AWAY PARACHUTE AT A LOW ALTITUDE. EMERGENCY CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED BUT WAS AT TOO LOW OF AN ALTITUDE TO OPEN FULLY. ASI INSPECTED CHUTE AND EQUIPMENT NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.