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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 2814 entries for all wing types Displaying page 213 out of 282
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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31.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Ringstead
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Wave
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged site and airflow resulting in a water landing. No dry option. V lucky!
|
none |
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30.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
34
Rating:
Novice |
Wetton
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
|
Student fractured collar bone while practicing PLFs prior to flight training.
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fr clavicle |
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17.05.2005 |
Female
Age:
46
Rating:
Pilot |
Smeatharpe
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Sx2
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot stalled glider during winch launch after pushing bar out having foolishly anticipated increased winch tension that did not materialise due to mechanical failure.
|
bruises and grazing. |
|
17.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
Novice |
Truleigh Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student suffered asymmetric collapse at 10m and hit hillside.
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fr heel |
|
15.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Novice |
Curium
Cyprus
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student allowed glider to overfly on launch pulling pilot over.
|
minor abrasions to face, arm and calf |
|
15.05.2005 |
Female
Age:
14
Rating:
Novice |
Luffenham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Parascender
Wing:
Paracommander
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Student landed heavilly on one foot.
|
none |
|
15.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
65 |
Penmaen Bach
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Wing:
Launch Type:
|
Pilot witnessed not wearing helmet.
|
none |
|
09.05.2005 |
Male
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Combe Gibbet
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Promise
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot initiated symmetric collapse by pulling b rather than a lines for big ears. Glider then entered spin with cravatte.
|
none |
|
23.04.2005 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Pilot |
St Cyrus
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Quarx
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot stalled glider by flying too slowly and in wrong area.
|
bruised back |
|
23.04.2005 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
Pilot |
Refugio Di Perugia
Italy
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Carbon
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered multiple asymmetric collapses prior to deploying emergency chute. Probably due to flying through unforseen rotor.
|
none |
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Last updated: 28 July 2021
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