Sean Carey, 35, of San Diego hit the ground shortly after 9 a.m. on Saturday during a solo maneuver. He was rushed to Riverside County Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Last year there were five skydiving fatalities at the Perris Valley facility.
The most recent was in December, when an experienced 32-year-old Canadian skydiver died from a hard landing.
Earlier last year, four people died and one person was seriously injured in three separate skydiving incidents at the airport.
City News Service contributed to this story.
