Finding into death of Muhammad Mohsin Azam

26y · Male·Head injury

A 26-year-old male died from head injury sustained during a skydiving jump. He completed initial training successfully and performed his first solo jump uneventfully until the later stages of descent, when he stopped responding to radio instructions and appeared to lose consciousness. He landed at full speed approximately 1.5 km from the landing zone. The autopsy revealed subarachnoid haemorrhage and cortical contusions but found no significant cardiac pathology. The coroner could not definitively determine when the head injury occurred—it may have happened during descent from an unknown medical episode or syncope, or upon landing. The helmet worn was compliant with industry regulations but designed for water sports rather than skydiving. A biomechanical assessment concluded that a helmet designed to skydiving standards might have been survivable. The coroner found no want of care by the skydive centre but recommended mandatory helmet use and robust design standards for skydiving helmets in Victoria.