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Skydiving Fatalities: 2008: North America: Hard landing due to canopy collision

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Hard landing due to canopy collision

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2008-05-26	Category:	Collision
Country:	United States	Factors:	Canopy Collision
State:	Arizona	Jump Type:	Relative Work
Drop Zone:	Skydive Arizona
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:	49
Reserve:		Jumps:	1000+
AAD:		Years in Sport:	15+
RSL:		Name:	Joel Shugar
Description
During a large formation load the jumper was making a straight in approach and overtook another jumper in front of him. The jumpers canopy partially collapsed and he hit the ground with a semi inflated canopy.
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