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Sky Diving Accident at Mission Beach SkyDiving Incident (What Happened?,…
Sky Diving Accident at Mission Beach 
What Happened?
Toby Turner a solo jumper, and tandem jumpers Peter Dawson and Kerri Pike were killed in a sky diving incident
The event took place over mission beach in Queensland (Faa, 2019)
All three bodies were found by residents on mission beach just south of cairns (Faa, 2019)
Further investigation into the incident uncovered the parachute used by the tandem jumpers torn and saturated in blood, consistent with a mid-air collision (Faa, 2019)
Coroner Wilson stated in her findings that "There is a culture in the sky diving industry which allows those with experience to self-regulate with regard to downsizing and container compatibility" (Faa, 2019)
Toby Turner was responsible for packing and monitoring his own equipment and had no requirement to receive third-party checks by another member (Faa, 2019)
Incident occurred on a Friday, 13th of October 2017 (BBC News, 2019)
People witnessed the accident occur. One of the witnesses who wishes to be kept anonymous stated that "You could see one chute was tangled and it wasn't opening" (Hoonery, 2017)
Why It Occurred
Toby Turner made a lack of judgement when he packed his parachute into an incompatible container before the accident (Faa, 2019)
Toby Turner was killed mid-air when his chute opened crashing into the two tandem jumpers (Faa, 2019)
Toby Turner had no obligation to undergo third-party checks (Faa, 2019) which means that everyone else assumed that he had already correctly packed the parachute which in then in turn led to the chute malfunctioning
An expert from the Australian Parachuting Federation testified that the closing speed between the open parachute and the pair in free-fall would have been roughly around 200km/h (BBC News, 2019)
Turner jumped before the tandem, so when Turner's parachute deployed early, it forced him into the path of Mrs Pike and instructor Mr Dawson (BBC News, 2019)
Lack of regulations in place for solo sports jumpers found by Coroner Wilson (Faa, 2019)
Witnesses stated that the skydiver did not activate the a back-up parachute when the first one failed (Hoonery, 2017) meaning the skydiver most like died on impact or was knocked unconscious
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Design Failures
Design failure with the parachute malfunctioning due to the container being too small. This caused the parachute to shoot out while his back was facing towards the ground which forced him into the two tandem jumpers.
Design failure of the safety regulations imposed by the Australian Parachuting Federation (BBC News, 2019)
A witness stated the cords became tangled when the skydiver began to fall meaning even if the diver was conscious he wouldn't of been able to deploy the secondary parachute (Hoonery, 2017)
Failure to design an effective and eligible safety procedure to protect the health and safety of stakeholders under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)
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System Life Cycle
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Failure in the construction stage of the system when making a parachute that doesn't fit correctly in the container
Management of commissioning and maintaining the system, procedures, and equipment are flawed and need to be improved
Operation of the parachute needs to be more efficient to reduce the risk of serious injury and even death occurring
The system needs to be decommissioned and replaced with a more effective, and safer system