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Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:
Incident reports for all wing types are displayed below in summary form.
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There are 2808 entries for all wing types Displaying page 209 out of 281
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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16.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
Novice |
Dungiven
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Z-One
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student caught out by gust on launch. Twisted ankle badly on controlling glider.
|
fr ankle and fibula |
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16.07.2005 |
Male |
Devils Dyke
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot 360d into the hill at high speed.
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fr leg |
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12.07.2005 |
Female
Age:
28
Rating:
Novice |
Beddingham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima 30
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student landed heavily having gone off line during low hop flight.
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fr fibula |
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12.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Pilot |
Smeatharpe
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Extralite 137
Launch Type:
Aero Tow |
Pilot pushed out on aerotow launch. Glider dropped wing and nosed in hard.
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grazed knee |
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12.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Piedraheita
Spain
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega 6
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered large collapse while on speed bar at altitude. Pilot deployed emergency chute but suffered broken foot due to 10m/s descent rate at impact.
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fr foot |
|
10.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
71
Rating:
Pilot |
Tor Scar
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
X-Ray
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level and spiraled into hill.
|
fr femur |
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10.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Pena Negra
Spain
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Targa 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered multiple collapses in turbulent conditions resulting in emergency chute deployment. Descent rate 8m/s resulted in heavy landing.
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fr l2 vertebra |
|
09.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
49 |
Monks Down
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Wing:
Launch Type:
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Airprox see report form.
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none |
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09.07.2005 |
Female
Age:
24
Rating:
Novice |
Blaenavon
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student sufferred collapse while on speed bar and landed heavily. Instructor caught out by increasing wind!
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none |
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08.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Combe Gibbet
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
On landing in strong wind pilot pulled down on controls to collapse glider. Thius resulted in him being lifted up and blown back over ridge and crashing into a parked car before coming to rest.
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spr ankle, bruising |
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Last updated: 25 July 2021
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