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Skydiving Fatalities: 2007: North America: Hard landing while making a low turn

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Hard landing while making a low turn

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2007-04-28	Category:	Landing
Country:	United States	Factors:	Low Turn Landing Obstacle
State:	Ohio	Jump Type:	Hop and Pop
Drop Zone:	Skydive Greene County
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:	Wings	Sex:	Male
Main:	Nitron 170	Age:	33
Reserve:	Raven Dash M 181	Jumps:	400+
AAD:	CYPRES	Years in Sport:	6
RSL:	No	Name:	Sherman Jenkins
Description
During an off DZ landing the jumper made a low turn in which the canopy was unable to recover to level flight prior to striking the ground.
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