# Incident 20250726011359I: Melbourne, FL, July 26, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2025, 17:00 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&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/20250726011359I

## Narrative

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

DURING A BEACH JUMP EVENT AT MELBOURNE BEACH, FLORIDA, ON THE FINAL JUMP OF THE DAY, A PARACHUTIST SUFFERED A FATAL LANDING. WITNESSES REPORTED THE PARACHUTIST WAS UNDER A FULLY DEPLOYED CANOPY AND APPEARED TO BE IN CONTROLLED FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), A SUDDEN CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION OR POSSIBLE MISMANAGEMENT OF FLIGHT CONTROLS RESULTED IN AN ABRUPT IMPACT WITH THE HARD-PACKED SAND. THE PARACHUTIST FLIPPED UPON LANDING AND CAME TO REST ON THE BEACH, SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES. A POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE PARACHUTE SYSTEM REVEALED NO DEFECTS, AND THE RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS CURRENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REPACK REQUIREMENTS.

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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