Equipment Failure? Parachuting Accident

I’m going to be bringing you some examples of accidents and problems that are quickly listed as “equipment failure.” Take a look at these problems and ask yourself:

– Is this really an equipment problem?

– Have we looked deep enough into the actual reason that the equipment did not work as intended?

– Were there any safeguards that were in place that failed, or should have been in place and were not?”

Here’s an example that is just quickly labeled “equipment failure”. List the safeguards that you think should have been in place (and maybe were, maybe weren’t) to prevent the accident’s outcome.