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1: At about 100 m reserve canopy suddenly unpacks and opens
2: Skydiver decides not to cut away the main canopy, because there is a risk the main will tangle with the reserve. Reserve canopy goes forward and strikes the main canopy.
3: Skydiver fights for main canopy. Main and reserve canopies assume biplane position (one of two possible positions where both canopies can work together).

A malfunction^[1] is a partial or total failure of a parachuting device to operate as intended. Malfunctions may require a skydiver to cut away their main parachute and deploy the reserve parachute.

^ "U.S. Parachute Association > SIM > Read > Section 5". Archived from the original on 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2015-05-22.