I'm pretty sure the subject of the original question in this case is the drogue billet which is fired to pull out the main chute from its container. The container actually forms the head box of the seat. The drogue fires in the slow speed/ low altitude modes to speed up the time to obtaining a full chute.
The pilot lands back on the jet as a victim of circumstance in this case. There is an on-shore breeze blowing, he was pretty much in the hover with no speed over the ground and he ejected after a slight nose down pitch and a bit of right roll. All the vectors and forces conspired to bring pilot and aircraft back together again. If he has any more forward speed on the jet at the tiemof ejection he would most likely have been OK.
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