Static line jump fatality Cut away too low

Static line student on sixth jump gets her foot stuck in the lines and spins all the way down to 100-200 feet then chops her main. Watch as the reserve pilot chute reaches bridle becomes taught just as she hits the ground, Freebag didn't even have time to come off the reserve. Very sad incident.

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[camgon]

Does anyone know if she using an SOS system?

[av8rdav]

@camgon It was a Vector II. Here's a link to the report on Dropzone.com.

dropzone.com/fatalities/Detail­ed/565.shtml

[specialkaye87]

@FlusherD12 could have been a line-over or a bad step-through malfunction, either way, if that canopy aint workin by 1,500ft, YOU MUST CUTAWAY AND DEPLOY YOUR RESERVE. STUDENT JUMPERS: THIS IS WHY YOU TEST YOUR CANOPY AFTER OPENING, FLARE, LEFT TURN, RIGHT TURN. IF IT DOES THAT PERFECTLY, IT'S LANDABLE, IF NOT, YOU BETTER CUT THAT THING AWAY AND PULL YOUR RESERVE! There is NO reason this jumper should have died

[pmny119]

@5kyd1vergav well actuly they use these kinds of videos to help other people know what not to do. if this video saves one persons life then bravo i know if it was my daughter i would want to help out as many people as i could

[cjlitt03]

I suspect she had a line over malfunction. I had my second ever skydive last weekend with a static line like her and my parachute started spiralling like hers did. I had to cut it away and deploy reserve. It was only after I landed did I realise it was a line over malfunction and that I'd done the right thing by cutting away.

[rossmetacraft]

@beardedswine You have to look at the percentage of attempts, not participants.

[beardedswine]

@rossmetacraft looking at the percentage of skydivers that die compared to the percentage of drivers that die, skydiving is safer

[BallerSkier]

stupid bitch she would have lived if she dindt cut away so low, just land as is wtf

[rossmetacraft]

@Bambadda Yeah, very true ... not sure what that has to do with the point I'm making, though.

[Bambadda]

@rossmetacraft You are correct,Skydiving is not 100%.. but neither is just being a couch potato. However, your are told in your AFF class , right up front that YOU are the only person that can save your life! If you can not grasp this concept.. then don't get in the plane!