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Location |
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Jump Information |
| Date: |
2006-05-27 |
Category: |
Other  |
| Country: |
United States |
Factors: |
Gear Issues
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| State: |
Ohio |
Jump Type: |
Tandem |
| Drop Zone: |
Aerohio |
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Gear |
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Personal Information |
| Container: |
Stong Dual Hawk |
Sex: |
Female |
| Main: |
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Age: |
44 |
| Reserve: |
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Jumps: |
1 |
| AAD: |
Cypres |
Years in Sport: |
0 |
| RSL: |
Not Reported |
Name: |
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| Description |
During a tandem skydive the student fell out of the harness on deployment. Strong Enterprises, the maker of the tandem gear involved on this jump has examined video of the skydive and has concluded that the harness was not properly fitted to this passenger and was the cause of her falling out.
This specific accident involves a 5’4” female student/passenger thatweighted 230 lbs. The Tandem Instructor was 5’11” and 145 lbs. Ground video footage verifies that the harness was not properly adjusted and extremely loose on the student/passenger before boarding the aircraft. Video footage of the drogue fall shows the student/passenger’s horizontal back strap was located under at least one leg strap (between the leg strap and the passengers leg), not around the lower back as intended. Also, the main lift webs, diagonal back straps and lower attachment points from the tandem instructor to the student/passenger harness are all out to the maximum length.
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