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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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28.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Nanty Moel
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst ground handling the pilot realised that the split A risers on the right of his canopy were rigged incorrectly from the manufacturer.
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27.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
33 |
Muggery Bottom
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Coral
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student twisted ankle whilst landing.
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Twisted and sprained right ankle- First aid on site |
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26.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
32 |
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom |
Powered PG
Wing:
Engine:
Launch Type:
Powered |
No details.
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Fractured Vertibrae and internal injuries |
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24.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Ffochiw
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Jive
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Inexperienced pilot flew into the rear of another PG. His canopy suffered an asymmetric collapse followed by a 90 degree turn resulting in downwind track. The canopy dived forward and did not regain normal flight before the pilot impacted the hill.
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Fracture to upper arm, 2 suspected fractured vertibrae, Air helicopter to Prnce charles hospital- Merthyr |
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24.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
34
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Ffochiw
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Jive
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Inexperienced pilot launched and gained height and flew into the rear of another airborne pilot - the canopy striking the airborne pilots body. The canopy of the lower pilot collapsed completey and the pilot fell 100ft to the ground.
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23.07.2002 |
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Cox Tor
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Student stepped on his own leg as landed. Canopy was penduluming sideways at the time.
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Broken leg- Abulance to hospital |
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22.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
Pilot |
Rosen Garten Dolomites
Italy
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Groove
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot attempting to utilise lift whilst low and in the lee of a tree line. His canopy suffered a collapse and then entered a spiral dive. The pilot impacted the slope.
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Broken ankle and 2 broken vertibrae L1 & L4 |
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21.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Bell Hill, Blandford
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Atlas
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Inexperienced pilot dragged backwards during attempted launch.
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21.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Abertysswg
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix
Launch Type:
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Low level collapse due to turbulence - pilot impacted hill having failed to make correct recovery inputs.
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Fatal. |
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21.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Pilot |
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Flying Planet- Spirit
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst thermal soaring in strng conditions the pilot over controlled the canopy causing it to spin. He immediately threw his emergency parachute which successfully deployed. .
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sore back |
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