What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Eon-dra message text: Chester, SC (dcm): privacy data omitted, DHC6, skydiver sustained fatal injuries for unknown reasons. POB: 1, injuries: fatal, damage: none. 09/24/2022 1730Z
Groups notified: AIR-360 (old directorates); AOV-230, esa; cae FSDO; cami (fatal) AAM-630 fatal/injury rpts
Inspector statement:
Skydiving incident at Chester, SC
Digest:
I was dispatched to a fatal skydive jump at Chester, SC on September 24, 2022. The casualty was privacy data omitted
Upon arrival I was greeted by privacy data omitted who showed me the parachute that was in use. He provided me with the repacking document, it showed that it was repacked in york, SC on 9/7/2022 by privacy data omitted privacy data omitted certificate shows he is a master parachute rigger.
privacy data omitted Who identified himself as the safety and training advisor showed me the video from the camera that was mounted on privacy data omitted helmet in privacy data omitted presence. privacy data omitted And privacy data omitted explained to me that the step through rear risers were twisted on the chute before it was packed. The video showed privacy data omitted operating the chute with no problems until approximately 500 feet off the ground when privacy data omittedpulled on the right cords with both hands and then the chute started in a spiral which was made the chute uncontrollable.
The jump aircraft wasprivacy data omitted, a DHC-6 and the pilot was privacy data omitted
Uspa incident report:
Supplied description:
Appeared to be a fully functioning canopy. Began to spiral around pattern altitude until hard impact with the ground, cpr was initiated almost immediately and carried out for 20 mins until EMS arrived. Jumper was then pronounced dead on the scene.
Speculations:
After reviewing the video, canopy opened with a line twist which was quickly cleared which revealed a step through. Jumper spent canopy flight flying with rear risers and made no attempt to release toggles. Jumper was overly focused on the step through and made no controllability checks or attempted cutaway. Around 800 feet the jumper accidentally released the right toggle during a rear riser input resulting in a left spiral. Spent remainder of the flight trying to release left toggle with no success. Video will be sent to privacy data omitted
This incident investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
EON-DRA MESSAGE TEXT: CHESTER, SC (DCM): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DHC6, SKYDIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. POB: 1, INJURIES: FATAL, DAMAGE: NONE. 09/24/2022 1730Z
GROUPS NOTIFIED: AIR-360 (OLD DIRECTORATES); AOV-230, ESA; CAE FSDO; CAMI (FATAL) AAM-630 FATAL/INJURY RPTS
INSPECTOR STATEMENT:
SKYDIVING INCIDENT AT CHESTER, SC
DIGEST:
I WAS DISPATCHED TO A FATAL SKYDIVE JUMP AT CHESTER, SC ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2022. THE CASUALTY WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
UPON ARRIVAL I WAS GREETED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO SHOWED ME THE PARACHUTE THAT WAS IN USE. HE PROVIDED ME WITH THE REPACKING DOCUMENT, IT SHOWED THAT IT WAS REPACKED IN YORK, SC ON 9/7/2022 BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE SHOWS HE IS A MASTER PARACHUTE RIGGER.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS THE SAFETY AND TRAINING ADVISOR SHOWED ME THE VIDEO FROM THE CAMERA THAT WAS MOUNTED ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HELMET IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRESENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE STEP THROUGH REAR RISERS WERE TWISTED ON THE CHUTE BEFORE IT WAS PACKED. THE VIDEO SHOWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATING THE CHUTE WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET OFF THE GROUND WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PULLED ON THE RIGHT CORDS WITH BOTH HANDS AND THEN THE CHUTE STARTED IN A SPIRAL WHICH WAS MADE THE CHUTE UNCONTROLLABLE.
THE JUMP AIRCRAFT WAS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A DHC-6 AND THE PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
USPA INCIDENT REPORT:
SUPPLIED DESCRIPTION:
APPEARED TO BE A FULLY FUNCTIONING CANOPY. BEGAN TO SPIRAL AROUND PATTERN ALTITUDE UNTIL HARD IMPACT WITH THE GROUND, CPR WAS INITIATED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND CARRIED OUT FOR 20 MINS UNTIL EMS ARRIVED. JUMPER WAS THEN PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SCENE.
SPECULATIONS:
AFTER REVIEWING THE VIDEO, CANOPY OPENED WITH A LINE TWIST WHICH WAS QUICKLY CLEARED WHICH REVEALED A STEP THROUGH. JUMPER SPENT CANOPY FLIGHT FLYING WITH REAR RISERS AND MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RELEASE TOGGLES. JUMPER WAS OVERLY FOCUSED ON THE STEP THROUGH AND MADE NO CONTROLLABILITY CHECKS OR ATTEMPTED CUTAWAY. AROUND 800 FEET THE JUMPER ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED THE RIGHT TOGGLE DURING A REAR RISER INPUT RESULTING IN A LEFT SPIRAL. SPENT REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT TRYING TO RELEASE LEFT TOGGLE WITH NO SUCCESS. VIDEO WILL BE SENT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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