Premier Membership - Subscribe Today!

---

Skydiving Fatalities: 2006: Europe: Hard landing after canopy collision

---

Hard landing after canopy collision

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2006-05-07	Category:	Collision
Country:	Germany	Factors:	Canopy Collision
State:		Jump Type:
Drop Zone:	FSC Soest-Bad Sassendorf e.V.
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:	45
Reserve:		Jumps:
AAD:		Years in Sport:	1
RSL:
Description
Two freefall students in the final phase of training jumped next to last and last. The jump was normal until final approach. The wind was between 14 and 16 knots. Both jumpers were at about 100 m (300 feet) AGL and one was 100 m (300 feet) in front of the other. The jumper in front made a 180 degree turn to get closer to the landing area. The canopies collided, collapsed, and entangled. Both jumpers fell to the ground from about 80 to 100 m (240 to 300 feet) with fatal injuries.
Lessons