A skydiver on a 3-way jump accidentally rubbed his rig against the door frame while climbing out of the plane (Cessna 185), which popped open his closing pin and caused a horseshoe malfunction. The d-bag remained in the container for most of the skydive while he was belly flying and sit flying, but it was eventually extracted from the container once he rolled onto his back — that's when shit hits the fan.

He managed to deploy his pilot chute and get his main canopy open, but the d-bag and bridle had wrapped around the lines, which prevented the slider from coming down the lines and caused a slight right turn to the canopy.

The premature opening happened around 7,000 feet and he decided to fly over the DZ before cutting away at 2,500 feet. He landed his reserve without incident.

Remember: it’s always good practice to rotate your rig inwards towards the center of the door while climbing out to avoid rubbing your rig against the door.

Whoa, talk about intense ground rush! This incident starts off with a spinning malfunction due to a tension knot, followed by a standard cutaway. But he couldn't find his reserve handle and he didn't have an RSL, so he loses a lot of altitude while frantically trying to locate his reserve handle. He eventually finds the reserve handle, but his AAD beats him to it and fires the reserve open just in time for an "exciting" tree landing.

An AAD just might save your life and an RSL isn't such a bad idea either. Sure, there’s always debate and personal opinions about whether or not to use an RSL, but historically and statistically, RSLs have saved far more lives than caused issues or death.

Do you jump with an AAD and an RSL? Let us know in the comments.

There's lots of space in the sky... unless you don't get proper separation at break off, get twisted up with line twists, spin out of control and hit your friend under canopy, causing both of you to cutaway. Luckily both skydivers landed safely.

Sometimes we can't avoid line twists, but more horizontal separation from the group at break off would have allowed him to either kick out of the line twists (altitude permitting) or provided clear airspace to cutaway without hitting another canopy.

Best practice for break off on a tracking jump is to "fan out" away from the center of the formation; typically 45 degrees and no more than 90 degrees. DO NOT turn 180 degrees and track up jump run.

A skydiving student's bridle wraps around the instructor's camera during an AFF jump, and all three of them do a great job handling the situation. It's no secret that cameras can be a snag hazard, so a proper helmet quick release/cutaway system is something that could save your life. Food for thought.

Thanks to Emanuele Bielli for sharing this video so others can learn from this incident.

A BASE jumper has an off-heading opening while jumping off a building in Russia, and things get a little spicy. Luckily he doesn't hit a balcony halfway up the building!

A meat missile takes out his friends on a belly jump, losing 2 cameras and 1 helmet in the process — a yard sale in the sky. It's a good thing the helmet was wearing him for protection.

On a serious note, remember the basics: "level, slot, dock." That still applies on every skydive, regardless of skill level. Try not to bomb the center of the formation and you can avoid being a meat missile.

If you're attempting to do a Mr. Bill to celebrate your 100th skydive and the exit goes slightly head down, it's probably not going to work out very well — especially when your foot is caught around some lines. Yikes!

A loose BOC, an unsecured pilot chute and head down flying are the perfect recipe for a snappy premature opening. Ouch.

If there's anything worse than getting slammed by a hard opening, it's getting winded and then having to deal with line twists. It looks like the top of Jaime's slider catches some air, which quickly forces it down the lines and causes the canopy to go boom.

Thanks to Randy at Skydive Perris' wingsuit school for sharing the footage with us.