What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 15, 2022 at approximately 1600 central daylight time (CDT), an instructor and student skydiving in tandem impacted the terrain during landing at the Crete municiple airport (kcek) Crete, NE.
Weather at the lincoln airport (klnk), lincoln, NE. Approximately 17 miles away reported visibility 10 statute miles clear, winds 180/19KTS with gusts up to 28KTS.
Video obtained from the Crete police department and airport manager show the skydivers descending approxiamtely to the northwest and then making a 180 degree turn just prior to landing facing southeast.
The instructor and student came to a final rest in a grass field just south of the main ramp area. Crete police department reports both skydivers were receiving cpr on scene and were transported to the hospital. The instructor sustained critical injuries and the student sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), AN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SKYDIVING IN TANDEM IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING LANDING AT THE CRETE MUNICIPLE AIRPORT (KCEK) CRETE, NE.
WEATHER AT THE LINCOLN AIRPORT (KLNK), LINCOLN, NE. APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES AWAY REPORTED VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES CLEAR, WINDS 180/19KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 28KTS.
VIDEO OBTAINED FROM THE CRETE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AIRPORT MANAGER SHOW THE SKYDIVERS DESCENDING APPROXIAMTELY TO THE NORTHWEST AND THEN MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN JUST PRIOR TO LANDING FACING SOUTHEAST.
THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT CAME TO A FINAL REST IN A GRASS FIELD JUST SOUTH OF THE MAIN RAMP AREA. CRETE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS BOTH SKYDIVERS WERE RECEIVING CPR ON SCENE AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED CRITICAL INJURIES AND THE STUDENT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.