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Location |
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Jump Information |
| Date: |
2008-06-21 |
Category: |
Malfunction  |
| Country: |
United States |
Factors: |
Gear Issues
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| State: |
California |
Jump Type: |
Camera or Video |
| Drop Zone: |
Skydive Elsinore |
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Gear |
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Personal Information |
| Container: |
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Sex: |
Male |
| Main: |
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Age: |
39 |
| Reserve: |
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Jumps: |
2500 |
| AAD: |
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Years in Sport: |
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| RSL: |
No |
Name: |
Richard Alvin Schindler |
| Description |
| The jumper opened his canopy after videoing a tandem skydive at about 3500ft - 3000ft. Due to a long spot, he did not release his breaks immediately, but left them set and flew back closer to the DZ, perhaps with the additional aid of the rear risers. During this time, the jumper reconfigured his harness and camera-jacket by opening up the chest strap, and releasing his camera-jacket wings at the lower attachment.
At some point, the jumper released his main breaks and discovered that the right break line had a solid tension knot just below the cat-eye. Somewhere around 2000ft, the jumper elected to cutaway. It is suspected that the jumper was correcting the resulting right hand turn with the left control line just prior to cutting away, and as a result did not have the reserve handle in his hand. |
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