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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2007: Europe: Hard landing from uncontrolled spin

Hard landing from uncontrolled spin

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2007-07-16 Category: Malfunction Search for Malfunction
Country: Russia Search for Russia Factors:
State: Jump Type: Relative Work Search for Relative Work
Drop Zone: Kolomna    
  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Javelin Sex: Male
Main: Blitz 120 Age: 38
Reserve: Jumps: 6000+
AAD: CPYRES Years in Sport:
RSL: Name: Alexander Maltzev
Description
Jumper had a normal freefall and on opening went into a hard uncontrolled spin and remained in this configuration until impact.
The cutaway handled was out of its pocket but not enough to release the main. The CYPRES did not fire due to the descent beening too slow.
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