# Incident 20220317003589I: Fellsmore, FL, March 17, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2022, 15:12 local time
- Place: Fellsmore, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 27.7678° N, 80.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fellsmere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7678&lon=-80.6014&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220317003589I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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