What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 28th,2023. At approximately 1225 pm a parachute jumper perished while jumping at Fentress Airpark. Texas. His main parachute opened and failed. He deployed the reserve parchute, became entangled in it which caused it to fail. He impacted the ground and perished.
Individual perished performing a parachute jump in Fentress TX, April 28th 2023. The main parachute was a velocity 96. Serial number VE-096 manufactured by performance designs inc. on 12/2006. The container was a privacy data omitted. Serial number 63419 manufactured on 3/10/2016. Type back. The reserve parachute was a privacy data omitted manufactured June 20098 serial number 002467. While in free fall the jumper deployed his main canopy. The parachute opened and the front right hand suspension lines failed, separated in tension. This caused the parachute and jumper to spin. While in a spinning motion the jumper deployed his reserve parachute. The jumpers legs became entangled in the suspension lines of the reserve which prevented the parachute from properly functioning and arresting his fall. He impacted the ground. After inspection of the parachute. It was found to be worn and discolored from uv exposure potentially causeing deteriation of fabric and other materials.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 28TH,2023. AT APPROXIMATELY 1225 PM A PARACHUTE JUMPER PERISHED WHILE JUMPING AT FENTRESS AIRPARK. TEXAS. HIS MAIN PARACHUTE OPENED AND FAILED. HE DEPLOYED THE RESERVE PARCHUTE, BECAME ENTANGLED IN IT WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. HE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND PERISHED.
INDIVIDUAL PERISHED PERFORMING A PARACHUTE JUMP IN FENTRESS TX, APRIL 28TH 2023. THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS A VELOCITY 96. SERIAL NUMBER VE-096 MANUFACTURED BY PERFORMANCE DESIGNS INC. ON 12/2006. THE CONTAINER WAS A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SERIAL NUMBER 63419 MANUFACTURED ON 3/10/2016. TYPE BACK. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MANUFACTURED JUNE 20098 SERIAL NUMBER 002467. WHILE IN FREE FALL THE JUMPER DEPLOYED HIS MAIN CANOPY. THE PARACHUTE OPENED AND THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SUSPENSION LINES FAILED, SEPARATED IN TENSION. THIS CAUSED THE PARACHUTE AND JUMPER TO SPIN. WHILE IN A SPINNING MOTION THE JUMPER DEPLOYED HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE. THE JUMPERS LEGS BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SUSPENSION LINES OF THE RESERVE WHICH PREVENTED THE PARACHUTE FROM PROPERLY FUNCTIONING AND ARRESTING HIS FALL. HE IMPACTED THE GROUND. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE PARACHUTE. IT WAS FOUND TO BE WORN AND DISCOLORED FROM UV EXPOSURE POTENTIALLY CAUSEING DETERIATION OF FABRIC AND OTHER MATERIALS.
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