What was found
RESERVE PARACHUTE ACTIVATED DUE TO MAIN CHUTE MALFUNCTION FOLLOWING DROGUE RELEASE. THE SLIDE HUNG UP THREE-FOURTHS OF THE WAY BY TENSION KNOTS ON BOTH STEERING LINES. RESERVE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EXECUTED NORMALLY.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- System (JASC)
- 2563 · Parachute
- Part
- Parachute
- Part number
- 400
- Condition
- Malfunction
- Location
- Steering Lines
- Component
- Relative · 3253
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.