Informative video on the incident though it doesn't mention how severe the guys injuries were from hitting that stabilizer. I can't imagine he got up and walked away from the landing unassisted.
The report doesn't go into details about any injury. This is all it says: ".. their reserve parachute inadvertently deployed, dragging P1 backwards and dislodging the camera operator into freefall, causing them a minor injury. P1’s legs were injured as they struck and damaged the aircraft’s horizontal stabiliser." And in the summary "17 passengers, 2 minor injuries, 15 none".
I did parachute jumps many years ago, and the training included what to do if your chute deployed by accident while still in the plane, so it's something that can happen. Also, what to do was "sit on it and contain it if you can, but if it is pulled out an open door, you either jump out after it or the instructor will throw you out after it."
I honestly don't think the instructor would have time to throw you if your chute got pulled out the door. He got about 2 seconds total from the drone chute to being smacked into the wing by the suddenly open main chute.
Only 2 reasons I know of is last minute ditch which this isn't, or cinematography to catch the rest of the jumpers from above. Which would be rather high risk for reward.
Vebrandsson
All the more reason to not jump out of a perfectly working aircraft
BeTheFirstToComment
I’ve dropped jumpers uneventfully. These things are the exception.
lightfoot2
Kind of surprised plane did not crash
ChelVanin
Oh shoot!
zanaria
That's why you NEVER jump out like that, you always jump down...
Akaszkronos
Throw him a knife!
ATDWorks
Oh my god, at first I didn’t think he hit the wing and was lucky, but go frame by frame, legs are not ok
onlyheretoargue
Yep. Shins are fucked.
DocZero
duktayp
His ripcord got caught on something and deployed his chute
Hekatombe
Ripcord for his reserve chute got stuck in the flaps of the airplane and deployed. https://youtu.be/jjCOd-JQ2ts
Krashtestdummy
duktayp
White boy be slacked, chilled to the BONE, MF
BeerFueledAdventurer
Golly!
Hekatombe
ATSB video about this incident: https://youtu.be/jjCOd-JQ2ts
yoyopopo
https://youtu.be/W0iI7CWVMCw unrelated
Hekatombe
Final report: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2025/report/ao-2025-057
Vebrandsson
Informative video on the incident though it doesn't mention how severe the guys injuries were from hitting that stabilizer. I can't imagine he got up and walked away from the landing unassisted.
Hekatombe
The report doesn't go into details about any injury. This is all it says: ".. their reserve parachute inadvertently deployed, dragging P1 backwards and dislodging the camera operator into freefall, causing them a minor injury. P1’s legs were injured as they struck and damaged the aircraft’s horizontal stabiliser." And in the summary "17 passengers, 2 minor injuries, 15 none".
eppykaze
Dude was out of frame when it deployed, so we have no idea why it was being deployed before being clear of the aircraft
Skuggen
I did parachute jumps many years ago, and the training included what to do if your chute deployed by accident while still in the plane, so it's something that can happen. Also, what to do was "sit on it and contain it if you can, but if it is pulled out an open door, you either jump out after it or the instructor will throw you out after it."
HonHomes
I honestly don't think the instructor would have time to throw you if your chute got pulled out the door. He got about 2 seconds total from the drone chute to being smacked into the wing by the suddenly open main chute.
ChrisCorona
Is there any reason to deploy before being clear of the aircraft? I can't think of any other than "mistake"- which isn't a reason to do something.
HonHomes
/gallery/koO2bUa/comment/2484489547 Hekatombe linked the ATSB video here and the report as a reply. Apparently it was an accidental deployment
Skuggen
By accident would be my guess. Either something wrong with it, or maybe he snagged the release for it when climbing out.
eppykaze
Only 2 reasons I know of is last minute ditch which this isn't, or cinematography to catch the rest of the jumpers from above. Which would be rather high risk for reward.