The reserve pin is millimeters from releasing.  The jumper landed the rig this way.  Premature deployment of the reserve can be (has been) fatal for those on board the aircraft and jumpers in the air.

Please, please do a proper GEAR check; don't just look at your buddy's main pin and assume all is OK. Remember, students don't get PIN checks; they get GEAR checks. 

If you don't remember how to do one, ASK an instructor, rigger, or your S&TA.  They will be happy to answer.  This will never be a stupid question and it may save your life or that of others.

This is a jewel.....this jumper had "field replaced" his own closing loop somehow managed to misrout his bridle causing a pilot chute in tow malfunction.

What impressed us the most is that 4 experienced jumpers gave him a "pin check" as you can see the pin looks good, nicely seated, the photo was taken after he landed his reserve, while at the same time trailing his main pilot chute.

A proper Gear Check consists in more than just making sure the pin looks good.

This type of problem has resulted in a horshoe malfunction in the past with fatal results.

This jumper had no idea his rig had this problem, packers are not riggers and not all are trained to spot potential failures.

Every jumper should take the time to go over his/her rig and look for possible problems, ask a rigger if in doubt....please, we only see your rig once every 120 days at best.