A US skydiver involved in a light plane crash has released dramatic footage from inside the aircraft's cabin to mark the one year anniversary of his brush with death. <br /> <br />At around 11am on December 4 last year, Kurt Steinbruch and four of his mates, all licensed, veteran skydivers, took off from Sussex Airport, New Jersey in a Cessna 205. <br /> <br />But as Mr Steinbruch's GoPro footage shows, the small plane had not yet finished its ascent when a mechanical failure occurred a height of about 275m. <br /> <br />The passengers all look remarkably calm, if a little tight-lipped, as the pilot steers the Cessna earthward, aiming it at a corrugated, muddy field that looks to have been recently tilled. <br /> <br />"There wasn't much to think about at the time because there wasn't anything we could do," Mr Steinbruch told NJ Advance Media. <br /> <br />"We just had to wait and see what happens." <br /> <br />Hitting a rough patch upon touchdown, the undercarriage was torn off as the plane flipped from nose to tail, hurling the thrill-seekers inside head over turkey. <br /> <br />"Get out! Get out!" someone can be heard yelling, as the skydivers scramble to disentangle themselves and get free of the cabin – fire is never far from the mind of anyone with flying experience. <br /> <br />"The pilot did an awesome job considering the field he had to put it into," said Mr Steinbruch. <br /> <br />Curt Kellinger, who co-owns Sussex Skydive with Richard Winstock, who was piloting the Cessna, told NJ Advance Media that the company never skimps when it comes to safety. <br /> <br />"We don't spare a dime when it comes to maintenance," Mr Kellinger said.
