2
BASE seasons
16
BASE jumps
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WS BASE jumps
144
Skydives
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WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL412
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Object strike under canopy
- Date:
- 22. 08. 2021
- Time:
- 21:02
- Exit point:
- Norway › Romsdalen › Katthammeran
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Heike Rößler
- Gender:
- Female
- Nationality:
- German
- Age:
- 55
- Experience:
- Beginner
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- Atair Aerodynamics › OSP 2
- Canopy size:
- 205
- Container:
- Adrenalin BASE › Hybrid Alien
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Winds light and variable Sunset
- Factors:
- 180 Offheading Altitude awareness Not enough separation from object
Description
Description:
Good exit, 100-110 degrees side rotation to the left in freefall until she pitched, no freefall control, no tracking, 10 seconds delay, opening very close to the wall, 20-30 degrees off-heading to the left from her body position, 120-140 degrees from the direction of her exit push, first impact under canopy after 1.5 seconds, no visible actions under canopy, after several impacts for about 150 metres against the almost vertical part of the wall she stopped at the highest point of the talus without any visible movements. The helicopter rescue found her dead at this spot almost 2 hours later.
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