Friday Freakout: Skydivers Avoid Mid-Air Collision From Premature Parachute Opening. Way Too Close!

Subscribe here for more aerial awesomeness from Teem! For licensing/usage please contact licensing@ and reference CS-000389 ___________________________________ *** What happened *** Wow, “close call” is an understatement for this incident! This skydiver had a premature opening at break-off while another jumper was above him, luckily avoiding what could have been a fatal mid-air collision by mere feet. *** Why did it happen *** Gear Premature openings happen mostly because of some sort of a gear issue; it could be equipment that wasn’t properly maintained (e.g. a worn out BOC with an elastic that is no longer capable of keeping a pilot chute securely stowed away), equipment that wasn’t designed for a particular discipline (e.g. a container that isn’t designed for freeflying being used for freeflying), or equipment that wasn’t properly checked (e.g., a pack job where the pin wasn’t seated all the way and was easil