The Federation's CEO Richard McCooey said the organisation had contacted Adrenalin Skydive on Monday morning after two men died in a tandem skydiving accident at the Windellama Road facility.

"Counselling is already being arranged for all involved," he said.

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A 37-year-old instructor from Manly Vale in Sydney's northern suburbs and a 32-year-old Canberra man died after their skydiving equipment became entangled on a part of the Cessna 182 as they jumped. By the time they were freed, there was insufficient height to deploy their chutes. The men fell to the ground where emergency services found them unresponsive.

Police have not released their names at the family's request.

Mr McCooey said the instructor was "a jovial guy who loved all adventure sports."

"The tandem master was a very experienced skydiver with more than 2,500 jumps," he said.

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The APF said police had not asked for their technical expertise as part of the investigation but Inspector Matt Hinton told The Post this was incorrect.

He said the organisation had undertaken an inspection at the site on Sunday night. He also liaised with the the APF on Monday regarding inspection of the men's parachute.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is also investigating.

Inspector Hinton declined comment on whether the aircraft had lost height after the Cessna's pilot realised the men were entangled, left his seat and unsuccessfully tried to reach them. This would form part of inquiries.

In response to The Post's questions, Mr McCooey said there had been "three serious events" under Adrenalin Skydive's operation in the past 12 years. This masthead reported on accidents in November and December, 2015 in which two men died. In February, 2014, a man in his thirties suffered a broken pelvis and spine after falling heavily from a skydive onto a soiled bank.

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"This is three serious events too many, however we note each incident was totally different to the other," Mr McCooey said.

"We see no common issue. Landing error and freak weather contributed to the previous matters. It is too early to say the cause of (Sunday's) incident but it looks like the harness may have snagged on the aircraft frame or wheel."

The APF says it carries out regular audits of all student operations in Australia.

"Past audits of this operation have not revealed any serious shortfalls needing rectification or requiring disciplinary action. Our last audit was in Feb 2020," Mr McCooey said.

Inspector Hinton said the investigation into Sunday's accident would take some time. WorkSafe NSW had also been notified.

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