than 300 pounds and they are held by only half a parachute. for 40 seconds the two fall helplessly out of control. >> for a brief time i thought that i was going to die because i was going to be surprised when i hit the ground. >> another pilot rushes to where they hit the ground. >> the girl ran passed me and said you better dial for an ambulance. two parachutes were in a wreck and have just hit the ground. i said, how bad? she said, it has to be the worst. >> they hit the ground at about 25 miles an hour. jerome lands on his side and amazingly he's conscious. >> after i hit the ground, i opened my eyes, saw the grass, which i was very happy about. and then i sat up, had a look at the other parachutist and saw that he was more seriously injured than i was, so i started calling for help. i started checking my extremities, i wiggled my toys