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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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23.06.2006 |
Female
Age:
45
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Fochriw
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Xact
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot slope landed having lost lift due to wind being off hill. Glider caught by wind and pulled pilot through rocky gully.
|
2 fr wrists, bruising |
|
17.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Novice |
Mount Caburn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Tempus
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Student failed to follow flight plan or instruction and flew into tree.
|
scratches and bruising |
|
16.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Novice |
Merthyr
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student landed cross wind in light conditions and landed faster than expected.
|
spr ankle |
|
15.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
Novice |
Blaenavon
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student completed flight plan and landed but twisted ankle on tussock during landing.
|
spr ankle |
|
14.06.2006 |
Male |
West Runton
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Calypso
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Pilot clipped sea defense while on landing approach having misjudged wind gradient. .
|
fr arm |
|
14.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Pandy
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Safir 2000
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered large symmetric collapse at low level while on approach to slope landing. Caught out by rotor caused by wind being well off the slope.
|
fr wrist, fr vertebra |
|
12.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
59
Rating:
Pilot |
Chabre, Laragne
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Bliss
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Comp pilot got low over trees looking for lift. Hit sink and landed in trees.
|
none |
|
11.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
17
Rating:
Novice |
Luffenham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Parascender
Wing:
Paracommander
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Student had fast landing and landed with feet apart.
|
fr tib & fib |
|
11.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Plaine Joux
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse immediately after take off. Glider recovered asymmetrically and crashed into slope.
|
fr L2 vertebra, internal injuries |
|
10.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Mere Bowl
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Avian
Elan
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot failed to maintain proper airspeed while on approach having been object fixated by obstacles in landing field.
|
fr humerus, cheek and knee |
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