Incident reports for all wing types are displayed below in summary form.
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Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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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