The NTSB's Office of Aviation Safety has issued a safety alert advising pilots and first responders on hazards from undeployed ballistic‑recovery parachute systems (BRS). It identifies recognition cues, post‑incident risks to occupants and rescuers, and recommends actions to safely secure and manage parachute canopies.
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The alert provides concrete recognition cues and handling steps that complement recent calls for routine ballistic‑recovery parachute deployment practice, reducing the chance of secondary injuries during rescues.
First‑responder procedures, operator checklists and post‑incident investigations may need updates because undeployed canopies can entangle aircraft or rescuers, a risk highlighted by released imagery of parachute entanglement in previous probes (see ATSB imagery).
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• Meg Godlewski