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BASE seasons
4
BASE jumps
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WS BASE jumps
200
Skydives
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WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL14
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Malfunction, Misrigging
- Date:
- 16. 05. 1987
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland › Bristol › Cheddar Gorge
- Exit type:
- Short Start
Personal
- Name:
- Michael Gibbard
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- British
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Down-Off
- Deployment:
- Static Line
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Gear failure
Description
Mike packed his parachute at the bottom of Clifton Gorge in Bristol. It was Mike's first solo pack job, and he was checked by an experienced BASE jumper, as he packed. Mike had 200 jumps with three previous BASE jumps.
The static line parted prior to extracting the canopy.
Another report from this same site included the following warning: Cheddar Gorge is an experienced BASE jumper's site as you need quick reactions for the canopy control side. You need to open, look down, and know instantly how you are going to approach the landing area. There have been at least five lucky escapes from this site.
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