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BASE seasons
254
BASE jumps
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WS BASE jumps
2000
Skydives
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WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL281
- Object:
- Antenna
- Cause of death:
- Object strike under canopy
- Date:
- 31. 03. 2016
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
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United States of America › Georgia › Metcalf
Other incidents at this location: NFFGS
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Brandon Jackson
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- American
- Age:
- 38
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Strong winds Night time Medium winds
- Factors:
- Crosswinds on exit
Description
Brandon Action Jackson, 38 years, ~6 feet, 210 pounds, 15+ years of Martial Arts, Master Sergeant, Special Forces, Instructor, Tandem Master, Demolitions Expert, Spoke Arabic, Masters Degree in Engineering, father of a 2 year old child, super duper heads up solid man and of course absolutely zero alcohol or drugs in his system. He was jumping "Slick".
BASE jumping is dangerous
Guyed wires are dangerous
Strong winds that are not perfect add risk
Weak Exit and/or Weak Track can be deadly
Short delay deployments of slider-UP pack-jobs have very poor heading performance
Forecasted Winds Ground: 4 to 6 MPH
Half-way, 20 knots1600 feet: 31 knots
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