At the last moment, he shifted to the right as the ground detail became clearer and he saw the rough shape of what could have been a collapsed chute directly below him. Fearful of landing on top of another of the platoon members, he twisted and landed off-balance, hitting hard. Bulky as the combat suit was, Chase was thankful for the protection of its body armor as he hit, having had little time to prepare. He felt the breath rush out of him, and then the slight drag of the chute as it began to collapse and pull him along the ground. He dug in as best he could, and with no real wind to fill the chute, it collapsed completely.