BFL436 | 20.7.2022

Chris Nielsen

from Canada33 years

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6

BASE SEASONS

6000

SKYDIVES

Unknown

WS SKYDIVES

450

BASE JUMPS

5

WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 20.7.2022, 09:30
  • Location: Parriot Mesa, south exit, Moab, United States of America
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Earth
  • Cause Of Death: Object strike under canopy
  • Clothing - Suit: SlickSlick by Everyday Clothing worn
  • Canopy: 230 Hayduke7 Cell - Vented by Squirrel
  • Container: Crux2 Pin by Squirrel
  • Packing & Setup: Slider Down-Off Hand Held Vertical
  • Weather: Hot with thermals producing, Sunny, Winds light and variable
  • Possible Factors: 180 Offheading, Aerials, Line twists

What do we believe happened?

He did a tweener and opened up 140 right, half a line twist, heading towards a dihedral (inverted corner) on the wall. Visibly no attempt (or time) to correct heading before hitting the wall and losing consciousness. Parachute flew unpiloted, one more major impact with another dihedral, then impact with talus.
Please note
Probably worth stating, Chris’s wingloading was roughly .87 

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