Skydive Gone Wrong – Cutaway to double malfunction – Never Give up

Skydive Gone Wrong - Cutaway to double malfunction - Never Give up
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Never give up.

90’s JAVELIN owners: please make sure your gear has been made air worthy.

#skydivesmatter 🙂

This skydiver had a double malfunction after a suspension line got caught on a tab, on the closing loop tab. This caused the main to inflate and immediately go into a dive. When he cut away, his main risers disconnected but the suspension line had became too tight around the tab leaving the main trailing behind. You see the result.
I did not have a hook knife. RSL was in use.

****Sunpath did issue a Service Bulletin for these containers. This was a known issue in the early 2000s. I bought the container used and the problem had been addressed, but incorrectly. I should have been more vigilant about knowing my gear and doing routine inspections. I got lucky.

container Sunpath Javelin J1
main Stiletto 135
reserve micro raven 150

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30 Comments

  1. …Thanks for showing, this is one sport I won't be doing, I will stick too Diving the Deep Depths of Rapture ……………………………

  2. Wow this guy had to be in good shape to land on asphalt and walk away. Group hug to welcome you back , now you really appreciate life ! The photo at the very end shows the culprit of the malfunction. Could someone elaborate on that….?

  3. STupid sport.
    Yeah, I said it.
    Just like scuba.
    All the contraptions and the variables that can affect them in complex ways eventually catches up to you.

  4. Thats when you know God dont like you
    1st para failed
    2nd para failed
    Hit concrete

    Gods up there like
    "And lets just mess up that, and a little bit of impending doom"

  5. Man…damn…and of all of the place to hit…the roadway and not the grass! I’m glad you’re alright my man…????!

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