20220403004509I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Eloy, AZ · April 3, 2022

Date: April 3, 2022 · 14:48 local
Place: Eloy, AZ
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
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.

Group of 12 exited aircraft and performed multiple formations before deploying parachutes. Fatality occurred in landing zone when the jumper experienced a very hard landing resulting in multiple injuries. Witness statements approximate a fall of 30-50 feet when canopy "dove" to the ground and victim did not flare the chute. Incident was not caught on video.

As the FAA filed it

GROUP OF 12 EXITED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED MULTIPLE FORMATIONS BEFORE DEPLOYING PARACHUTES. FATALITY OCCURRED IN LANDING ZONE WHEN THE JUMPER EXPERIENCED A VERY HARD LANDING RESULTING IN MULTIPLE INJURIES. WITNESS STATEMENTS APPROXIMATE A FALL OF 30-50 FEET WHEN CANOPY "DOVE" TO THE GROUND AND VICTIM DID NOT FLARE THE CHUTE. INCIDENT WAS NOT CAUGHT ON VIDEO.