In the plane crash in Umeå in July 2019, eight parachutists and a pilot died.
The Accident Investigation Board Norway still hopes that a more formal training for pilots flying parachutists will be introduced at EU level.
The result would then be increased safety when parachuting, and nationally, demands have already been made to increase safety.
The Accident Investigation Board has received a response from EASA but had other hopes.
- In the report, we have made parables about whether, for example, you pull a glider after you at take-off or if you have a billboard behind you.
In the two cases, you need a formal pilot training, but it is not needed for skydiving, according to EASA, but we think so at the Accident Investigation Board, says Peter Swaffer, head of department at the Swedish Accident Investigation Board.
Finnish investigation reopens
In Finland, a similar plane crash occurred in Jämijärvi, 2014. Eight jumpers died after the plane's wing gave way in the air.
After the accident, the investigation suggested, among other things, a targeted training for pilots.
EASA at the time rejected the safety recommendations from the Finnish Accident Investigation Board but has now chosen to reopen the case.
How this affects the Swedish investigation remains to be seen, but in January feedback will be provided to EASA and in March results will be in place.
- We are in the process internally now that we get to evaluate their answers.
Then we give feedback after the New Year, but I hope that they support that a formal education would be beneficial, says Peter Swaffer.
SVT nyheter Västerbotten has been in contact with EASA, which declined an interview
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