Friday Freakout: Canopy Collision, Parachute Opens Under Skydiver In Freefall

Subscribe here for more aerial awesomeness from Teem! For licensing/usage please contact licensing@ and reference CS-000217 ___ An inexperienced skydiver went low on a 9-way speedstar, didn’t track very well at break-off, and deployed under another jumper from the formation. The end result was a canopy collision on deployment, a bleeding arm with some skin left on the bridle and a torn pilot chute. Ouch. *** Why did it happen? *** Confusion on the ground: There was lack of communication because this jumper (filming POV) missed the ground briefing but then he decided to change the plan at the last minute, which caused confusion. Also, there were jumpers with varying skill levels on this jump. Chaos in the sky: The jumper who went low was inexperienced compared to the rest of the group (150 jumps vs. 450 jumps) and the inexperienced jumper was supposed to be the base. When he didn’t make it in to the formation, he may have lost t