Vidovic Martina, Rugai Nick
Department of Economics, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 2007 Dec;105(3 Pt 1):795-802. doi: 10.2466/pms.105.3.795-802.
Landing errors account for most of the skydiving fatalities today in more experienced skydivers. The United States Parachute Association (USPA) states that this is due to a new generation of parachutes with higher wing loading. Using data on fatalities from 1992 to 2005 as reported by the USPA, hook turns were found to be a major cause of death but not significantly associated with higher wing loading. Fatalities caused by not having a functional parachute have decreased over the years, possibly due to introduction and widespread use of safety devices.
着陆失误在如今经验更丰富的跳伞者的跳伞死亡事故中占了大多数。美国降落伞协会（USPA）表示，这是由于新一代降落伞的翼载荷更高。根据USPA报告的1992年至2005年的死亡数据，发现钩转是一个主要死因，但与更高的翼载荷没有显著关联。多年来，因降落伞无法正常使用导致的死亡人数有所下降，这可能是由于安全装置的引入和广泛使用。
