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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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31.07.2007 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
Club Pilot |
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot lost height while ridge soaring and headed to landing area. Struck parked car having landed short.
|
none |
|
29.07.2007 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Lletty Siac
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega 7
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered frontal collapse at 50ft on approach to land. Glider did not recover and instead completely balled up in a stall.
|
fr T12 & L1 vertebrae |
|
23.07.2007 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Ballough Iom
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Hang Glider Rigid
Wing:
Atos
Basic
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot misjudged approach and landed heavily.
|
fr arm |
|
18.07.2007 |
Male
Rating:
Novice |
Muggery
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student twisted knee on landing having carried out a good and gentle landing.
|
damaged knee ligaments |
|
17.07.2007 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Chabre
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Independence
Merlin
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot turned wrong way on reverse launch and went off with a twist. Pilot crashed into slope before regaining control using outstretched arm to break fall rather than plf.
|
fr wrist, fr fingers |
|
15.07.2007 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
Pilot |
Gragareth
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Cayenne 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was forced into path of third glider resulting in a mid-air, having taken avoiding action to miss another flying head on.
|
none |
|
15.07.2007 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Novice |
Lama Field
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima 27
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student stumbled while kiting glider.
|
fr wrist, fr rib |
|
12.07.2007 |
Male
Age:
64
Rating:
Novice |
Myhophen
Austria
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus 4
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Unqualified pilot spun into trees while attempting to thermal.
|
none |
|
08.07.2007 |
Male |
United Kingdom |
Powered PG
Wing:
Engine:
Launch Type:
Powered |
AAIB investigating.
|
Fatal. |
|
08.07.2007 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Pule
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Carbon
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Wing inflated fully unintentionally while pilot was building wall. Pilot was then dragged into rocks.
|
fr ribs |
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