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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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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. |
|
21.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Long Mynd
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Trango 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot entered spin flying too slowly when thermalling and crashed into hillside.
|
fr wrist |
|
20.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
Novice |
Catacol
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Wave
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
2 students collided but flew on and landed safely. Minor damage to one of the gliders.
|
none |
|
20.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
Pilot |
Combe Gibbit
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Astral 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot landed in trees having encountered sink while trying to get back to ridge.
|
none |
|
18.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
Pilot |
Captain Cook
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 6
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot attempted to slope land having failed to find thermal on light wind day. Pilot landed in bracken and struck foot on hidden boulder.
|
fr heal, pelvis, sacrum |
|
18.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
Pilot |
Babadag
Turkey
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Zoom
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric (on hill side) while close to top of hill. Recovered glider but could not avoid impact with hill.
|
fr coccyx fr shoulder |
|
16.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
25
Rating:
Novice |
Steyning Bowl
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Trekking
Sunbeam
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student tripped on landing.
|
none |
|
07.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
Pilot |
Tremaen
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 5
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot landed then took off again having waited for thermic cycle to come through. Unfortunately he did not pre-flight check and took off with twisted risers resulting in a spin and heavy impact.
|
fr vertebra |
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