Friday Freakout: Skydiver Slashes Main Parachute With Hook Knife, Avoids Entanglement With Reserve

Get your TEEM gear here: For licensing/usage please contact licensing@ and reference CS-000325 ___________________________________ *** What happened *** This crazy incident started off with a bag lock malfunction that quickly turned into a one-in-a-million freak accident -- the hard housing passed through the 3-ring assembly -- which had to be cut way with a hook knife to avoid an entanglement with her reserve. *** Why did it happen *** The Initial Malfunction We can’t see the initial malfunction, but the jumper said it was a bag lock. Bag locks occur for a wide variety of reasons, but most are related to improper packing procedures. Often the mistake is putting too much excess line through a stow and creating a large “bite“ that can then catch and lock onto a neighboring bite on the d-bag during the deployment process. The Incomplete Cutaway It appears that in, what can only be described as a