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Skydiving Fatalities: 2005: Europe: Hard landing while making a low turn to get into wind

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Hard landing while making a low turn to get into wind

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2005-03-27	Category:	Landing
Country:	Denmark	Factors:	Low Turn
State:		Jump Type:
Drop Zone:	Nordjysk faldskaermsklub, Aars Flyveplads
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:	Spectre 150	Age:	35
Reserve:		Jumps:	140
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:
Description
Jumber came down for a downwind landing, but turned the canopy cross wind. For some reason he decided to toggle-turn the canopy into the wind at very low altitude. This resulted in him hitting the ground while nearly horisontal relative to the canopy.
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