A parachute opened too soon upon departure from the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	255402
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : m50
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mob tower : cvg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1540
ASRS Report	255402
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Student's parachute came open after stepping off step. What caused problem, being looked into. Student rubbing parachute against door, by standing up too high, is a possibility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PARACHUTE OPENED TOO SOON UPON DEP FROM THE ACFT.

Narrative: STUDENT'S PARACHUTE CAME OPEN AFTER STEPPING OFF STEP. WHAT CAUSED PROB, BEING LOOKED INTO. STUDENT RUBBING PARACHUTE AGAINST DOOR, BY STANDING UP TOO HIGH, IS A POSSIBILITY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.