BFL
Kazakhstani

BFL120 · 9.10.2007

Alexander Bogoroditskiy

45-Year-Old Kazakhstani

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BASE seasons

BASE jumps

WS BASE jumps

Skydives

WS skydives

Incident

Incident category:
BASE Fatality
ID:
BFL120
Object:
Earth
Cause of death:
PC in tow or PC-Bridle entanglement
Date:
09. 10. 2007
Time:
Exit point:
Switzerland › Lauterbrunnen › La Mousse

Other incidents at this location: BFL57, BRFJO, BFL84, BFL106, BFL169, BFL347

Exit type:
Vertical

Personal

Name:
Alexander Bogoroditskiy
Gender:
Male
Nationality:
Kazakhstani
Age:
45
Experience:

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:
Canopy size:
Container:
Suit:
Phoenix-Fly › Original Tracking suit two piece
Packing:
Slider Up
Deployment:
BOC

Circumstances

Weather:
Sunny Winds light and variable
Factors:
Gear failure Pilot Chute Entanglement - PC in tow

Description

This report comes from a post made by 'Victor Chik'. It is the only report I have seen or received. : The jump was to be a 9-way: 4 jumpers in Vampires, 4 in tracking gear, 1 in Prodigy. Exit order: first the trackers, followed by the wingsuits Alexander was jumping in a tracksuit. He was the jumper on the far left. On the video we have a good close-up shot of his rig just before the jump. There is nothing visibly wrong with the gear at this point. The launch went well, each jumper in his assigned sector. Many video POVs reveal no collisions or bumps of any kind. There were 5 cameras + 1 from the ground. We can see Alexander's jump from two video POVs. He appears to have an efficient and stable track all the way down until deployment. He pitches at around 200m, the first of his group. Immediately after pitching he goes into boxman. The pilot chute tows after him inflated at about 1m (3-4ft), i.e. the pilot chute does not reach full bridle stretch. Quickly realizing something is wrong, Alexander moves both arms back. The first video POV ends here. The other video POV shows him falling with his legs tucked in and his arms behind his back. He is not stable at this point as he is fighting to clear the malfunction. The pilot chute is still towing after him inflated at about 1m from his back. He impacts still fighting and towing the pilot chute at forest line (the closest to the field). The container remains closed until impact, there is no part of the canopy out. He dies immediately at impact.

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