AN inquest into the death of an army officer from Gwent who was killed while undergoing parachute training will take place in March.

Captain Daniel Wright, of the 18 UK Special Forces Regiment died in November 2005 while training with the SAS at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

The Newport-born 25-year-old who served in Afghanistan plummeted to the ground when his parachute failed to open and was killed instantly.

The inquest was due to start at Oxford Coroner's court last November but had to be delayed because of the ill-health of coroner Andrew Walker.

An army board of inquiry report into the incident which interviewed more than 50 witnesses concluded Captain Wright's parachute got stuck in the sleeve of his backpack.

Despite making a raft of wide-ranging recommendations, from improvements to training and parachute checking procedures to an overhaul of "inadequate" medical equipment and emergency first aid training, the inquiry concluded there were procedural or training failures contributing to Captain Wright's death.

His mother, Carol Wright, said she hopes the inquest will provide more answers as to how such an incident could occur.

She said the delay had in fact been helpful to the family.

"We will be represented by a close family member and it's given them a chance to study the case closely," she said.

"We've been carrying out our own enquiries regarding the equipment and it's also given us more time to do this.

"What we want is for no stone to be left unturned and every possible avenue to be explored so we can find some resolution."

Mrs Wright and her husband Irwin believe the use of two-way radio equipment could help in emergency situations by the army has ruled this out.

Captain Wright's week-long inquest is scheduled to take place from March 10.

A Health and Safety Executive investigation into his death has been ongoing.

A spokeswoman said investigating officers would not be able to discuss the case until after the inquest.