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F'i nhropn !rYN 12 SePtember I9B0 @ I\laIn: North Anerlcan Para-Foil canopy diameter; 252t Standard (free packed) t'lodif ications: none Date packed: 9 FEB 80 Packed by: Ovrner (Deceased wae unfamlLlar wlth Foll Deployment sys tem) Type riser releases: 3 ring clrcus, elngIe polnt release Nunber of junps with type of canopy: None $ith t}le FolI (25 Jujnps) -@ Reserve, Type: CONDOR II Piggyback Canopy dlarneter: 26 footr IO-PO conlcal wlth 'Tn nodlficatl,on (Security). FAA rigger Packed: Yes- Dat€: I8 NOV 79 Ins truments : Type panel.: v€lcro rrrlst mouthr Ieft yrlst Type altimeter: Altimaster II S top watch : None Automatj,c Opener uied: None Statlc Line: N/A Equlpment check prior to boardlng A/C; Yeal by owner of equlpment 9. Descrlption .of Accldent Factual Discription: Subject made door exLt from Dornler DO-27 alid ttro turnB and stabled out. She then cornnenced a serieg of tulns wlth two observed back loops. She appeared to be ln control at thls 15 - 20 minut€s wlLh no resDonse.
L2 September I980 Nineteen ' , Opinlon At- puII tine I believe the subJett either grabbed the hand deploy pilot chuLe handle anal at.Lempted to puII forrrard or up locklng the hand deploy pllot chute !n the belly pouch, or ehe grabbod Fhe hand deploy pllot chute handle without.looklng and inadvertantly grabbed part of her junpsult..or harnese. She mlght also have grabbed both. The front loop obeerved at 1000-1500, ft could be when the subject gaw how lov she wag and grabbed the orange colored sln9le polnt release handle rrlthout looklng or thinklng it was the reserve handle, She looked as 1f ghe made a two handed pul1 due to the velcro resistance whlch pulled her lnto the front loop. l{hen she Etabled out I think ahe t}rought the reserve failed to deploy and she then went back to lhe Hand deploy whlch she deployed successfully or she had enough of lt out that it was drug out by the wind blast. If sho dld actlvato the hand deploy at that altltude I tilnk ahe eould have released the 3 ring handle and the location of the handle down ulnd of tl.e impact polnt would supporC this possiblltty. I. Encourage manufactures to neke a deslgn change to all hand deploy pockets to allow extrae'trr' of tie pllot chute ln a fonrard puII, antl ln the event of a pocket Iock sltuatlon, allov tie pouch to busi, open, perhaps through the use of velcro. Irve seen reports of other fatalllies attributed to thlB problem. Irve also witheiesed totabcaused by a pouch lock thal would have never happened if the pouch could break open. If the manufacturea deem it too expenslve to lncorporated such a change tnto thetr systems, then at least get.them to present It to the publlc Jurnptng so it can be done on an J4dj,vidual baels legal]y. 2. A working AOD wou.ld have prevented thls faCattty. The prlce availab]eAOD's effectively keeps them out of the nande ana off the rigs of people like t}te deceased; the developtng sport parachutist, at a time when they need It t}le mosh (i,e. beginnlng RW, jumping lew gear, long perlods of inactivity etc). Hov can a manufacturer jusCify selling an AOD unlt for twj.ce lrhat it corito to produce? [The benefits of a capltallst society)? perhaps-the USPA safety and tralning coNnlttee should take a hard look at the countrleg that require AODrs on aII Jumps, Couldn't USPA use its lobbylng Powers to produce an affordable unit (I00 dollare) that USPA would endorse, I have 96? jumps made over a.perlod of 17 years. I i'ntend to lncorporate an AOD on my systeF as soon aa I can get the money. , A //s// \bU4 U** DAVrD A. ORcurT D 2229/USPA r-EO
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