diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1b9e0ce..e34d76f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ name = "avionics-mock"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "protocols",
+ "rand",
  "tokio",
 ]
 
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ version = "1.10.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d71b6127be86fdcfddb610f7182ac57211d4b18a3e9c82eb2d17662f2227ad6a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg-if"
+version = "1.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9330f8b2ff13f34540b44e946ef35111825727b38d33286ef986142615121801"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "flight-computer"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -24,6 +31,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "getrandom"
+version = "0.3.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "899def5c37c4fd7b2664648c28120ecec138e4d395b459e5ca34f9cce2dd77fd"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "r-efi",
+ "wasip2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "introduction"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -66,6 +85,15 @@ version = "0.2.16"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3b3cff922bd51709b605d9ead9aa71031d81447142d828eb4a6eba76fe619f9b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ppv-lite86"
+version = "0.2.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "85eae3c4ed2f50dcfe72643da4befc30deadb458a9b590d720cde2f2b1e97da9"
+dependencies = [
+ "zerocopy",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.103"
@@ -93,6 +121,41 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "r-efi"
+version = "5.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "69cdb34c158ceb288df11e18b4bd39de994f6657d83847bdffdbd7f346754b0f"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rand"
+version = "0.9.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6db2770f06117d490610c7488547d543617b21bfa07796d7a12f6f1bd53850d1"
+dependencies = [
+ "rand_chacha",
+ "rand_core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_chacha"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d3022b5f1df60f26e1ffddd6c66e8aa15de382ae63b3a0c1bfc0e4d3e3f325cb"
+dependencies = [
+ "ppv-lite86",
+ "rand_core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_core"
+version = "0.9.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "99d9a13982dcf210057a8a78572b2217b667c3beacbf3a0d8b454f6f82837d38"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
 version = "1.0.20"
@@ -209,6 +272,15 @@ version = "0.11.1+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ccf3ec651a847eb01de73ccad15eb7d99f80485de043efb2f370cd654f4ea44b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wasip2"
+version = "1.0.1+wasi-0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0562428422c63773dad2c345a1882263bbf4d65cf3f42e90921f787ef5ad58e7"
+dependencies = [
+ "wit-bindgen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-link"
 version = "0.2.1"
@@ -297,3 +369,29 @@ name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.53.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d6bbff5f0aada427a1e5a6da5f1f98158182f26556f345ac9e04d36d0ebed650"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wit-bindgen"
+version = "0.46.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f17a85883d4e6d00e8a97c586de764dabcc06133f7f1d55dce5cdc070ad7fe59"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy"
+version = "0.8.27"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0894878a5fa3edfd6da3f88c4805f4c8558e2b996227a3d864f47fe11e38282c"
+dependencies = [
+ "zerocopy-derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy-derive"
+version = "0.8.27"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "88d2b8d9c68ad2b9e4340d7832716a4d21a22a1154777ad56ea55c51a9cf3831"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
diff --git a/avionics-mock/Cargo.toml b/avionics-mock/Cargo.toml
index a36e9ed..fbfb778 100644
--- a/avionics-mock/Cargo.toml
+++ b/avionics-mock/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
 protocols = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../protocols" }
+rand = "0.9.2"
 tokio = { version = "1.48.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread", "time"] }
 
 [lints]
diff --git a/avionics-mock/src/sim.rs b/avionics-mock/src/sim.rs
index 1490f24..0b6252c 100644
--- a/avionics-mock/src/sim.rs
+++ b/avionics-mock/src/sim.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Simulates the rockets ascent and decent.
 
 use protocols::api::{Location, Velocity};
+use rand::Rng;
 
 use crate::WICHLEN;
 
@@ -98,7 +99,14 @@ impl SimulationState {
     /// Causes the simulation to simulate opening the drogue parachute.
     pub fn deploy_drogue(&mut self) {
         if self.deployment_status == DeploymentStatus::None {
-            self.deployment_status = DeploymentStatus::Drogue;
+            let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+            let randomstuff: u32 = rng.random();
+            if randomstuff % 2 == 0 {
+                eprintln!("Drogue parachute deployment failed!");
+                self.deployment_status = DeploymentStatus::BrokenChutes;
+            } else {
+                self.deployment_status = DeploymentStatus::Drogue;
+            }
         } else {
             eprintln!("Drogue parachute already deployed");
         }