Object: Antenna
Location: BRAZIL, , Encantado City
COD: Impact - No canopy out
Description:
Marcelo was an outdoor enthusiast known as a climber, a rafting guide, a skydiver, and an well experienced paraglider pilot. He was new to BASE with around 30 jumps.
Marcelo climbed a 180 foot antenna this evening. It was to be a static line jump and Marcelo chose to remove his pilot chute. He tied rope to the tower, and then his bridle to the rope using break-cord. The rope's knot to the tower came undone when he jumped and trailed behind him him even popping the pins of his container. Marcelo died from impact.
Hindsight is 20/20: Always check your knots and think twice before removing a pilot chute even for a PCA or static-line.