What happened
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Incident parachutist was making second jump. Departed aircraft at 3,500 feet AGL by static line and was seen floating under a fully opened parachute. Parachutist was observed beginning to drift from drop zone area and several attempts were made to contact him via the radio he was given prior to the jump. No contact was made with him, and he appeared to several witnesses to possibly be disoriented or unconscious for the descent until reaching approximately 1,000 feet AGL. At this point, a member of the parachute jump team on the ground was traveling to the point where he was seen descending towards ground level. Upon reaching the parachutist's impact point, he was observed to be in pain and had released his parachute harness. A witness on the ground who privacy data omittedthe property where the parachutist landed stated when he saw the parachutist falling, he was descending rapidly under a partially inflated parachute. The person from the parachute jump team on the ground stated he saw the harness released and the shroud cut handle partially pulled.
As the FAA filed it
INCIDENT PARACHUTIST WAS MAKING SECOND JUMP. DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AT 3,500 FEET AGL BY STATIC LINE AND WAS SEEN FLOATING UNDER A FULLY OPENED PARACHUTE. PARACHUTIST WAS OBSERVED BEGINNING TO DRIFT FROM DROP ZONE AREA AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT HIM VIA THE RADIO HE WAS GIVEN PRIOR TO THE JUMP. NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH HIM, AND HE APPEARED TO SEVERAL WITNESSES TO POSSIBLY BE DISORIENTED OR UNCONSCIOUS FOR THE DESCENT UNTIL REACHING APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET AGL. AT THIS POINT, A MEMBER OF THE PARACHUTE JUMP TEAM ON THE GROUND WAS TRAVELING TO THE POINT WHERE HE WAS SEEN DESCENDING TOWARDS GROUND LEVEL. UPON REACHING THE PARACHUTIST'S IMPACT POINT, HE WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN PAIN AND HAD RELEASED HIS PARACHUTE HARNESS. A WITNESS ON THE GROUND WHO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THE PROPERTY WHERE THE PARACHUTIST LANDED STATED WHEN HE SAW THE PARACHUTIST FALLING, HE WAS DESCENDING RAPIDLY UNDER A PARTIALLY INFLATED PARACHUTE. THE PERSON FROM THE PARACHUTE JUMP TEAM ON THE GROUND STATED HE SAW THE HARNESS RELEASED AND THE SHROUD CUT HANDLE PARTIALLY PULLED.
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