Wollongong has recorded its first fatal skydiving accident with the death of a 33-year-old man in Wollongong Hospital.The solo skydiver was rushed to hospital with a severely fractured pelvis and collapsed lung after he misjudged his landing at Kemps Reserve about 2.40pm on Wednesday.He was taken into surgery later in the afternoon, but died about 9.50pm.Yesterday a small tribute of flowers and an empty bottle of ouzo lay on the grass where he landed, as friends and family were coming to terms with their loss.Skydive The Beach chief instructor Alan Moss said the man's parachute had deployed and weather conditions were suitable for the jump."He was coming in to land and he turned too close to the ground," Mr Moss said.That final turn resulted in the man falling heavily, causing his fatal injuries.The Wollongong man's name had not been released by police last night. However, Mr Moss said he was a qualified skydiver who had made 607 jumps."We are devastated by the loss of a good friend in such a rare accident," he said.All licensing requirements and operating procedures had been followed, Mr Moss said."It should be noted that this was a solo jumper, not a tandem. "Skydive The Beach has an impeccable safety record when it comes to skydiving and tandem skydiving."CEO of the Australian Parachute Federation, Brad Turner, said all the circumstances surrounding the man's death would be investigated and the information made available for a coronial inquiry.Mr Turner could not speak specifically about the Wollongong skydiver's death, but said that under normal circumstances, a safety officer in the drop zone watched skydivers landing."To my knowledge, there hasn't been any other (skydiving deaths in Wollongong)," he said."That would be the first."The Police and the Australian Parachute Federation's director of safety was due to arrive in Wollongong yesterday afternoon and would spend today conducting an investigation of the man's equipment, the site where he landed, and would interview witnesses."The equipment has been checked by a qualified person and (the director of safety) will review that report," Mr Turner said.Skydivers usually land at Stuart Park, but Thomas Dalton Park is used as an alternative. Nearby Kemps Reserve was also adequate.The skydiver narrowly missed overhead wires, a road and a multi-storey construction site with a large crane on top.