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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Caldwell, ID · April 25, 2022

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Date: April 25, 2022 · 16:31 local
Place: Caldwell, ID
Airport: Caldwell Industrial
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1

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What happened

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Tandem parachute jumping operation from 11,500 feet MSL. Instructor/parachutist in command (PIC) approached the landing zone downwind and made a sharp, steep turn during low/final approach that resulted in a steep frontal impact with the ground that resulted in the fatality of the tandem passenger and serious injury to the instructor/pic.

As the FAA filed it

TANDEM PARACHUTE JUMPING OPERATION FROM 11,500 FEET MSL. INSTRUCTOR/PARACHUTIST IN COMMAND (PIC) APPROACHED THE LANDING ZONE DOWNWIND AND MADE A SHARP, STEEP TURN DURING LOW/FINAL APPROACH THAT RESULTED IN A STEEP FRONTAL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND THAT RESULTED IN THE FATALITY OF THE TANDEM PASSENGER AND SERIOUS INJURY TO THE INSTRUCTOR/PIC.