Great up, me hearties, bilge-suckin' down on this flight.  T' first deployment failure I've had in a couple o' years.  First time on t' pad after powerin' up t' Perfectflite MAWD I did nay get continuity from both deployment charges.  Took t' rocket down and tightened up both o' t' leads comin' from t' terminal blocks on t' altimeter bay.  Second time on t' pad got good continuity beeps from t' MAWD.  Great Skidmark boost, loud and proud off t' rail with a good echo off t' trees.  Arcin' over at t' top o' t' climb with no apogee event!  Rocket arced over and started acceleratin' towards t' ground.  T' fins were startin' t' whistle pretty good when t' rocket passed 500 feet and t' main ejection charge fired.  T' rocket seperated, me bucko, t' chute deployed cleanly and was subsequently torn apart.  T' rocket fell from thar with t' chute remains actin' like a streamer and impacted more or less flat on t' field.  T' openin' shock had pulled t' eyebolt on t' end o' t' altimeter bay more or less flat t' one side and crushed t' top o' t' bulkhead/bay.  T' 48" Shperachute main had one panel ripped lengthwise and one seam betwixt two other panels blown out.  Two o' t' fins have major struchtural damage/cracks which look t' be caused by t' final impact with t' ground.  T' lead for t' apogee charge ematch was still firmly attached t' t' terminal block and when subsequently tested did nay show continuity.  Looks like a failure o' t' ematch durin' launch/flight which is a first for me.  Due t' t' fin damage it is unlikely that this bird will fly again.