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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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17.06.2005 |
Male
Age:
42 |
Luffenham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Parascender
Wing:
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Tow vehicle driver crashed into rubble mound hidden by long grass on tow field.
|
grazing to arm and back |
|
15.06.2005 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Plaine Joux
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Aeros
Target 16
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
It is believed that the pilot clipped a tree in light conditions and fell 15m to the ground. The pilot was wearing a cycle helmet which contributed sighnificantly to the seriousness of the head injuries!.
|
fr skull, fr ribs |
|
10.06.2005 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
Novice |
Green Bell
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student landed heavily on uneven ground fracturing leg.
|
fr leg |
|
10.06.2005 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Butser
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Z One
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged wind strength/gradient and got blown back into rotor.
|
fr L1 vertebra |
|
09.06.2005 |
Male
Age:
65
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Forclaz
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mamboo Large
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at 15m on final approach due to turbulence.
|
fr vertabrae and ribs |
|
08.06.2005 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
Pilot |
|
Wing:
Windtech
Pulsar
Launch Type:
|
Pilot noticed that the line tidys were causing the risers to fray slightly.
|
none |
|
07.06.2005 |
Male
Rating:
Novice |
Steyning Bowl
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Trekking
Sunbeam
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student did not flare on landing and glider over-flew, pulling student over.
|
fr tibia |
|
06.06.2005 |
Male
Age:
34
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Annecy
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Avian
Rio
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot had to land in emergency field having left it too late to make official field. Glider nosed in in long grass as pilot could not locate harness zip and had to land on wheels.
|
bruised ribs |
|
06.06.2005 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Col De Forclaz
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Avian
Rio
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot was crashed into by out of control paraglider pilot while waiting on ramp to take off.
|
gashed leg, bruised shoulder |
|
05.06.2005 |
Male |
Formaw Hill
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Unknown pilot took off having clipped in back to front. Pilot landed safely and rectified fault.
|
none |
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