US EditionSkydiver left dangling from plane tail after Parachute mishap in dramatic incident
- A light plane carrying 17 parachutists took off from Tully Airport on September 20, and a jumper was left hanging after a reserve parachute snagged south of Cairns.
- When the reserve handle caught a wing flap, it triggered premature deployment that yanked the jumper backward, slamming their legs into the aircraft as the reserve canopy wrapped around the aircraft tail.
- The collision also hurled the waiting camera operator into freefall, and the trapped skydiver appeared stunned before deploying their main parachute and landing safely.
- Using a carried hook knife, the jumper sliced tangled reserve lines to free themself while the aircraft tail sustained substantial damage and the pilot issued a mayday then landed safely.
- Australian authorities released the footage on Thursday, and the video went viral, prompting wide reaction from media outlets and online users.
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Skydiver left dangling from plane’s tail in terrifying mid-air nightmare — Watch video
A routine formation skydive became a harrowing emergency when a skydiver’s reserve parachute deployed prematurely and wrapped around a plane’s tail, causing the aircraft to pitch up sharply.
Skydiver survives after reserve parachute accidentally deploys, leaving him dangling from flying airplane
A skydiver in Australia managed to survive a harrowing experience in which his reserve parachute accidentally deployed, leaving him dangling from the plane's tail.
The Australian Transport Safety Authority (ATSB) released a video showing the reserve parachute of a skydiver getting caught in the wing of an aircraft during a launch
Aussie Skydiver’s Harrowing Jump Stuns Internet After Parachute Snags on Plane
The other night, my wife and I were watching Point Break (with Rifftrax commentary, which made it way more fun) and my favorite part — not counting how one guy's bare ass is a key piece of evidence at multiple points in the movie — was when Swayze and Keanu go skydivinghttps://www.outkick.com/category/skydiver, freefall for like five-and-a-half minutes, and join hands to make a "speed star."EXTREME!!!!!But not all skydiving jaunts end with a spe…
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A spectacular parachute incident occurred in late September in Australia. A man found himself trapped in the air after his device remained hanging on the tail of an aircraft. He was able to cut the wires, operate his emergency parachute and survive.
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