Narrative:

Ceiling 5700 ft broken, 9000 ft broken, light rain. Normal jump altitude 13500 ft -- in this case 12000 ft to remain VFR. Around XA00 nov/fri/95, 4 skydivers were injured in 2 separate and unrelated incidents in louisburg, nc. The first incident occurred when 2 skydivers' parachutes opened in close proximity to each other which resulted in the physical contact of the 2 skydivers. One suffered a fracture of the lower leg, was treated and transported to a medical facility. The other suffered bruises, was treated and released. The second incident occurred when 1 skydiver opened his parachute higher than the normal opening altitude and the other skydiver still in freefall struck the open parachute. 1 skydiver suffered fractures of the hip, upper leg and lower leg was treated and transported to a medical facility. The other skydiver suffered the most tragic injury severing his lower right leg. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the broken conditions were such that they could maintain cloud clrncs when flying and when jumping. The problems were actually with the jumpers, not the pilot or aircraft. There has been an investigation and reporter was cleared of any problems. As he stated, 1 jumper opened his parachute prior to reaching assigned altitude and the free fall jumper came down from above. He caught his leg in a line and it severed. As reporter stated, 'this was a very unfortunate day.' the aircraft was a casa.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPT REGARDING SKYDIVING INJURIES DURING JUMP OPS.

Narrative: CEILING 5700 FT BROKEN, 9000 FT BROKEN, LIGHT RAIN. NORMAL JUMP ALT 13500 FT -- IN THIS CASE 12000 FT TO REMAIN VFR. AROUND XA00 NOV/FRI/95, 4 SKYDIVERS WERE INJURED IN 2 SEPARATE AND UNRELATED INCIDENTS IN LOUISBURG, NC. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN 2 SKYDIVERS' PARACHUTES OPENED IN CLOSE PROX TO EACH OTHER WHICH RESULTED IN THE PHYSICAL CONTACT OF THE 2 SKYDIVERS. ONE SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF THE LOWER LEG, WAS TREATED AND TRANSPORTED TO A MEDICAL FACILITY. THE OTHER SUFFERED BRUISES, WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN 1 SKYDIVER OPENED HIS PARACHUTE HIGHER THAN THE NORMAL OPENING ALT AND THE OTHER SKYDIVER STILL IN FREEFALL STRUCK THE OPEN PARACHUTE. 1 SKYDIVER SUFFERED FRACTURES OF THE HIP, UPPER LEG AND LOWER LEG WAS TREATED AND TRANSPORTED TO A MEDICAL FACILITY. THE OTHER SKYDIVER SUFFERED THE MOST TRAGIC INJURY SEVERING HIS LOWER R LEG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE BROKEN CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT THEY COULD MAINTAIN CLOUD CLRNCS WHEN FLYING AND WHEN JUMPING. THE PROBS WERE ACTUALLY WITH THE JUMPERS, NOT THE PLT OR ACFT. THERE HAS BEEN AN INVESTIGATION AND RPTR WAS CLRED OF ANY PROBS. AS HE STATED, 1 JUMPER OPENED HIS PARACHUTE PRIOR TO REACHING ASSIGNED ALT AND THE FREE FALL JUMPER CAME DOWN FROM ABOVE. HE CAUGHT HIS LEG IN A LINE AND IT SEVERED. AS RPTR STATED, 'THIS WAS A VERY UNFORTUNATE DAY.' THE ACFT WAS A CASA.

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.