What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The jumper involved, a privacy data omitted, on 6/12/2024, at 11:09AM CDT, was making a practice jump in preparation for an upcoming privacy data omitted swoop competition at west Tennessee skydiving. With 3400 jumps, he had attended about 6 canopy competitions previously. Previous jumps within the last year, and last 30 days is unknown. Conditions were ideal, with sky conditions cavu and light winds, and about 80 degrees f. the jumper was jumping a vk hybrid 84, in a sunpath javelin RSK-1 the reserve was an OP126. The aad manufacturer is unknown, and not a contributing factor. On this practice jump (his second of the day), he left the jump aircraft at 6000 ft, and almost immediately deployed. Numerous witnesses stated he set up for his run by making a 450 turn, in preparation for his run over the swoop pond. Witnesses and the video showed a normal, high-speed approach over the pond, on heading. He failed to pull out of the dive and impacted the pond. He was pulled from the pond within 10 seconds and exhibited no pulse or respiration. Cpr was administered by 3 paramedics for 25 minutes, and emergency services were summoned and arrived in 25 minutes. The patient was transported to hospital and despite extraordinary measures at the hospital, the jumper was declared deceased that afternoon.
As the FAA filed it
THE JUMPER INVOLVED, A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ON 6/12/2024, AT 11:09AM CDT, WAS MAKING A PRACTICE JUMP IN PREPARATION FOR AN UPCOMING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SWOOP COMPETITION AT WEST TENNESSEE SKYDIVING. WITH 3400 JUMPS, HE HAD ATTENDED ABOUT 6 CANOPY COMPETITIONS PREVIOUSLY. PREVIOUS JUMPS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, AND LAST 30 DAYS IS UNKNOWN. CONDITIONS WERE IDEAL, WITH SKY CONDITIONS CAVU AND LIGHT WINDS, AND ABOUT 80 DEGREES F. THE JUMPER WAS JUMPING A VK HYBRID 84, IN A SUNPATH JAVELIN RSK-1 THE RESERVE WAS AN OP126. THE AAD MANUFACTURER IS UNKNOWN, AND NOT A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ON THIS PRACTICE JUMP (HIS SECOND OF THE DAY), HE LEFT THE JUMP AIRCRAFT AT 6000 FT, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED. NUMEROUS WITNESSES STATED HE SET UP FOR HIS RUN BY MAKING A 450 TURN, IN PREPARATION FOR HIS RUN OVER THE SWOOP POND. WITNESSES AND THE VIDEO SHOWED A NORMAL, HIGH-SPEED APPROACH OVER THE POND, ON HEADING. HE FAILED TO PULL OUT OF THE DIVE AND IMPACTED THE POND. HE WAS PULLED FROM THE POND WITHIN 10 SECONDS AND EXHIBITED NO PULSE OR RESPIRATION. CPR WAS ADMINISTERED BY 3 PARAMEDICS FOR 25 MINUTES, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE SUMMONED AND ARRIVED IN 25 MINUTES. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL AND DESPITE EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES AT THE HOSPITAL, THE JUMPER WAS DECLARED DECEASED THAT AFTERNOON.
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