SKYDIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TRUCK IN THE LNDG AREA. RPTR; THE PF; STATED THE WX CONDITIONS WERE SATISFACTORY FOR THE JUMP. RPTR APPEARED TO BE DEFENSIVE IN HIS POS OF CLOUD COVER AND SURFACE WINDS.

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A SKYDIVER STRUCK A PARKED TRUCK DURING HIS LNDG AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED. THERE HAS BEEN ALL KINDS OF RUMORS CONCERNING THIS ACCIDENT. I FELT THAT I SHOULD RELAY THE ACTUAL DATA WHILE IT IS STILL FRESH ON MY MEMORY. THE RUMORS HAVE CONCERNED BOTH THE WIND CONDITIONS AND CLOUD COVERAGE. ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT; THE WIND REMAINED AT 12-15 KTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY; PRIMARILY FROM THE SE (120-150 DEGS). THE SKY WAS CLR AT MY HOME AT AB00. BY AB15 (AT THE ARPT) WE HAD A SOLID CEILING (LOW) SO WE POSTPONED OPS. I RETURNED HOME AND WAS CALLED AT AD30 TO COME TO THE ARPT. THE CEILING HAD BECOME BROKEN TO SCATTERED BY THAT TIME. WE FLEW 5 LOADS ON JUN/XA/97 IN VARIOUS STAGES OF CLOUD COVER FROM BROKEN TO SCATTERED. AMARILLO APCH CTL CALLED ME AT ONE POINT TO GET A PIREP ON CLOUD COVERAGE TO PROVIDE AN EBOUND VFR PLT WITH CURRENT COVERAGE OF CLOUDS. MOST OF THE DAY CONSISTED OF SOLID CLOUD COVERAGE E OF AMARILLO AND CLR OF CLOUDS W OF AMARILLO. THE BROKEN TO SCATTERED CONDITIONS OCCURRED DIRECTLY OVER THE CITY OF AMARILLO.