” Pardazi “released a quickly rotating main parachute at a low altitude without the time/altitude required for the reserve parachute to inflate.””
I don’t know much about parachuting but my impression is the the main chute should not be quickly rotating and the reserve chute is only deployed if the main fails. Was something wrong here or did she just screw up?
I don’t know anything about parachuting. Maybe she just pulled the wrong cord. It’s sad. RIP.
Some of both, I think.
Without reading the details, my guess would be a partial malfunction of the main chute such that the steering was working unevenly. The procedure for something like that would be to detach the main before deploying the reserve so that the two canopies don't get tangled. The whole process requires a good bit of altitude, which is why it's best (especially for a novice) to open the main chute at least a couple thousand feet above the ground. Too low, and you're better off to ride the malfunctioning chute down and hope you don't get hurt too badly. Even a partially working parachute is better than none.
My guess is that this unfortunate woman took too long deciding what to do.