Why pull the parachute?

It appears the prop cleared the tow rope and he didn't lose any control
surfaces, in fact it looked like he was gliding in control for awhile
before he pulled the 'chute. He even sounded like he shut down the
engine, that the engine didn't quit and it didn't sound too rough like
it was misbalanced.

I always wondered if the availability of such a device made for more
accidents or less. It sure sounded like a rather solid landing!

He did walk away though.

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Jim Logajan wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
wrote:
Amazing video...
I just noticed that the pilot appears to have been following another
aircraft (white winged). At least that is the way it looks because the
white area moves relative to the ground at times.

Further followup with a bite more info:

Here's what appears to be the full cockpit video from collision to
touchdown:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_JAg1ZedGo

According to the comments, he was flying a Rans S6. Also, the CNN video was
also posted to YouTube, and based on the dates of those postings this
appears to have been reported back in December (around Christmas) of last
year.