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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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03.09.2005 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
Pilot |
Mercury
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Keara
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level and crashed heavily.
|
fr L1, L2 and T5 vertebra, fr femur, fr ribs |
|
02.09.2005 |
Male
Age:
32 |
Becketts Farm
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Powered PG
Wing:
Skywalk
Silex
Engine:
fresh breeze
Launch Type:
Powered |
Unqualified pilot crashed having stalled wing just after take off.
|
fr vertebra |
|
01.09.2005 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
United Kingdom |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Concept
Launch Type:
|
Glider was found to have been miss-rigged after having been independently serviced.
|
none |
|
30.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Wind Bank
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Litespeed S 4.5
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot landed in trees having misjudged turn.
|
cut leg |
|
29.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
Club Pilot |
|
Wing:
Launch Type:
|
Serious faults to home made deployment handle discovered at equipment check prior to improvers course. Emergency chute would not have deployed.
|
none |
|
28.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Eype
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 6
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot deep stalled onto rock ledge having flown into rotor. Rescued by coast guard.
|
none |
|
28.08.2005 |
Female
Age:
34
Rating:
Pilot |
South Cerney
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Bagheera
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot crashed heavily during winch launch. Glider had knot in upper lines.
|
fr T11 vertebra, fr elbow |
|
28.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Mt Caburn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport 1
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot crashed into hillside having misjudged proximity to hill when avoiding another glider.
|
fr vertebra L1 |
|
28.08.2005 |
Female
Age:
43
Rating:
Pilot |
Ringstead
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot flew into turbulence having failed to notice wind had veered.
|
fr pelvis, fr femur, fr arm |
27.08.2005
more |
Male
Rating:
Pilot |
Milk Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric colapse at low level and spiralled into hillside.
|
Fatal. |
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