US EditionDramatic Video Shows Moment a Skydiver's Parachute Gets Caught on Plane's Tail
An experienced skydiver cut 11 lines to free himself after his reserve chute snagged the Cessna tail, while the pilot declared mayday and landed safely with minor injuries.
- On September 20, 2025, a reserve parachute snagged the tail of a Cessna Caravan, leaving a parachutist hanging beneath the aircraft after departing Tully Airport with 17 parachutists for a 16-way formation from about 4500m, filmed by an on-board camera operator.
- At about 15,000 feet the reserve handle snagged on a wing flap, and investigators found FNFF manifest software calculated weight but not centre of gravity, so the aircraft departed outside weight and balance ranges.
- Dangling from the tail, the parachutist used a hook knife to cut 11 lines in 50 seconds, freeing himself while the reserve struck a camera operator and 13 parachutists bailed out.
- The pilot declared a mayday to Brisbane Centre and landed safely at Tully despite tail damage, while FNFF mandated hook knives, revised the loadmaster checklist, and issued oxygen reminders, crediting the parachutist's hook knife as life-saving.
- The Australian Parachute Federation is drafting a loadmaster guide and assessed the bulky reserve handle design may have increased snagging risk, while ATSB footage will feed into nationwide training for parachutists and loadmasters.
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