# Incident 20230218001629I: Sallisaw, OK, February 18, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sallisaw, OK
- Airport: Sallisaw Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.4382° N, 94.8029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALLISAW MUNI (JSV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4382&lon=-94.8029&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/20230218001629I

## Narrative

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

FEBRUARY 18, 2023, SALLISAW, OK AT 1330 CST A FEMALE SKY DIVER CONDUCTED HER FIRST SOLO PARACHUTE JUMP. WEATHER CLEAR SKIES 10SM, CEILING AT LEAST 12,000 FT AGL, APPROXIMATELY 23°F, WITH 12 KNOT WINDS SOUTH AT 180. THE SOLO SKY DIVER JUMPED OUT OF AIRCRAFT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AT THE ALTITUDE OF 4500 FT AGL THE MAIN CHUTE WAS NOTED AND OBSERVED TO BE FULLY DEPLOYED AND HAVE POSITIVE CONTROL. DURING THE EVENT, AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FT AGL THE SOLO SKY DIVER ENTERED A SPIN AND THE SOLO SKY DIVER FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE PARACHUTE AND ENTERED A SPIN, THE MAIN CHUTE WAS FAILED TO BE CUT FROM THE RIG AND RESERVE CHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED. THE SOLO SKY DIVER CONTINUED TO BE IN AN UNDETERMINED UNCONTROLLED SPIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND UNCONTROLLED, FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE.

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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