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2012 USPA Fatality Summary: Trends and Lessons for Skydivers

The 2012 summary from the United States Parachute Association (USPA) outlines vital fatality statistics related to skydiving over the years, highlighting a total of 19 fatalities in 2012. Key insights reveal a noteworthy absence of canopy-related and landing problem fatalities that year. The report emphasizes the need for continuous training in canopy skills, proper equipment maintenance, and understanding emergency procedures to enhance safety. It also discusses trends in intentional versus unintentional low turns and the importance of AADs in reducing risks.

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2012 USPA Fatality Summary: Trends and Lessons for Skydivers

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  1. 2012 Fatality Summary UnitedStates ParachuteAssociation

  2. USPA Membership 1956-2012

  3. 1961-2012 Fatalities

  4. Five-Year Averages 1998-2012

  5. Ten-Year Averages 1960-2010 42.5 34.1 32.3 28.6 25.8 21.7 (2010s average only for 3 years)

  6. 2012 Fatalities 19 Total

  7. 2012 Canopy Related Fatalities 26%

  8. Canopy Collision Fatalities 1999-2012 0 in 2012!

  9. Landing Problems 1999-2012 0 in 2012!

  10. Intentional High-Performance Landings—5 All five were relatively experienced jumpers. Misjudging the canopy’s recovery arc and descent rate at such high speeds is often fatal.

  11. Intentional HP Landings 1999-2012

  12. Unintentional Low Turns 1999-2012 0 in 2012!

  13. Intentional vs. Unintentional Low Turns Unintentional—Trying to avoid an obstacle or face into the wind with a last-second turn. Intentional—Trying to make a high-performance landing and misjudging the turn.

  14. Total Fatalities vs. Canopy-Related Fatalities

  15. Equipment Problems-6 • Hard main canopy openings led to three fatalities. A solo jumper and a tandem pair. • A student with 10-12 jumps landed under a spinning canopy. The pilot chute was • in front of one of the end cells. Very little information provided. • A very experienced jumper had a canopy collapse at approximately 100 feet after • passing through a dust devil. The main did not reinflate before he struck the ground. • A tandem student died and the instructor was injured after a drogue detached from • the main canopy and the main and reserve canopies entangled.

  16. No/Low Pull—3 • Freefall Collision may have incapacitated jumper. No AAD and no handles pulled. • Jumper with 3,500 jumps exited solo and did not pull any handles. Suspected suicide. • He was not equipped with an AAD. • Jumper exited a paraglider wearing a wingsuit and a BASE rig. He deployed • his main too low for the canopy to fully inflate.

  17. Student Skydivers-3

  18. Student Skydiver Fatalities 2000-2012

  19. Lessons Learned • Skydivers must improve canopy skills at every level of experience, from student to expert. • Parachutes must be packed and maintained properly to help reduce the chances of experiencing a hard opening. • Skydivers need to spend more time practicing emergency procedures to help ensure a fast and correct response when a malfunction occurs. • Skydivers need to learn more about the equipment, pack properly, maintain equipment properly and get gear checks before boarding and before exit. • Use of AADs and RSLs can help to prevent fatalities. • Similar mistakes are repeated almost every year. Skydivers need to learn where the mistakes are made and take steps to avoid repeating them.

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