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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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01.06.2007 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Pilot |
Blease
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot spun glider attempting to regain thermal recently passed through. Crashed onto heather covered hill uninjured.
|
none |
|
26.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
Pilot |
Wether Fell
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered a 60% asymmetric collapse at low level and impacted heavily before glider could recover.
|
Fatal. |
|
26.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Wether Fell
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
Sport 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot ended up too low for bottom landing area. Chose field that sloped down but into wind. pilot realised he was going to overshoot so went for gap in trees to see power lines on other side. tried to dive under but hit kingpost and landed heavily.
|
fr leg, cut head |
|
26.05.2007 |
Male |
Perranporth
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky
Atis
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student being trained by unqualified pilot stalled glider at 30ft trying to maintain height in light conditions.
|
fr vertebra |
|
25.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Blorenge
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Pro Design
Effect
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot landed safely in alternate field as strengthening wind prevented landing in chosen field. Pilot was then approached by farmer claiming a horse had been injured.
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23.05.2007 |
|
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Wing:
Launch Type:
|
Internal velcro had worn hole in internal airbag rendering airbag ineffective.
|
|
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23.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Bewaldeth
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Atlas
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at 80ft in windy, gusty conditions. Glider recovered at 40ft with full twist in risers. glider now being blown back, pitching and rolling violently. stability gained just as pilot touches down.
|
none |
|
21.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
Novice |
Mam Tor
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot ran out of landing area and decided to jump a stone wall rather than land crosswind. Pilot hit wall.
|
fr ankle |
|
20.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Merthyr
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus
Launch Type:
|
Pilot was sat down clipped in with wing laid out as wind was v light. Sudden gust of 25mph and 90 degrees off prevailing, lifted glider and pulled pilot down slope.
|
2 fr vertebra, fr ribs, punc lung. |
|
20.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Long Mynd
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
Xc132
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
On running down hill for take off in light conditions, A frame clipped hill and caused glider to nosedive into hill damaging the upright.
|
none |
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