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About 80 yards north of his intended target until a sudden burst of wind knocks him back on course. >> all of a sudden, it was like i got a big gust of wind from my backside. almost like a downdraft. like just pushing down on me. >> ferguson is heading directly for the trailer, parked inside the drop zone, which is used to pick up jumpers once they land. >> i got fixated on the trailer. and when you get fixation, nine times out of ten, you're going to hit what you're trying to miss. the last thing i remember was i said, well, if i turn now, i could actually do what we call a hook turn right in...

Figure i should just land there yes. >> plans to land 80-yards ahead of his intended target until a sudden burst of wind knocks him back on course. >> all of a sudden i got a big gust of wind from my backside. almost like a downdraft was just pushing down on me. >> ferguson is heading directly for the trailer parked inside the drop zone which is used to pick up jumpers once they land. >> i got fixated on the trailer and when you get fixation nine times out of ten you will hit what you are trying to miss. the last thing i remember is if i turn now i can do a hook turn in the ground. >> it can b...

I look down. maybe i should just land there. >> ferguson decides to land about 80 yards north of his intended target until a sudden burst of wind knocks him back on course. >> all of a sudden, it was like i got a big gust of wind from my backside. almost like a downdraft. like just pushing down on me. >> ferguson is heading directly for the trailer, parked inside the drop zone, which is used to pick up jumpers once they land. >> i got fixated on the trailer. and when you get fixation, nine times out of ten, you're going to hit what you're trying to miss. >> the last thing i remember was i said...

>> i got fixated on the trailer. and when you get fixation, nine times out of ten you're going to hit what you're trying to miss. the last thing i remember was i said, well, if i turn now, i could actually do what we call a hook turn right into the ground. >> hook turns can be used to avoid obstacles by doing a sudden 90-degree turn just before landing. but they can be fatal if attempted too low to the ground. at the last second, ferguson chooses not to hook turn and slams into the trailer. it may not look like it, but it's a decision that may have saved his life. >> it was a week later. a gen...

The whole time. i'm thinking, i'm not going to make it back. i look down. maybe i should just land there. >> ferguson decides to land about 80 yards north of his intended target until a sudden burst of wind knocks him back on course. >> all of a sudden, it was like i got a big gust of wind from my backside. almost like a downdraft. like just pushing down on me. >> ferguson is heading directly for the trailer, parked inside the drop zone, which is used to pick up jumpers once they land. >> i got fixated on the trailer. and when you get fixation, nine times out of ten, you're going to hit what y...