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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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11.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Club Pilot |
West Firle
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Swing
Mistral 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot performing 360 degree turns whilst low. During one turn the glider encountered sinking air with the result that he was unable to complete the turn, the pilot impacted the hill.
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Cracked/Fractured L1 Vertibrae |
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11.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Bradwell Edge
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Icaro
2000
Launch Type:
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Pilot approaching top landing field misjudged windstrength and made his final turn too low leaving insufficient height to clear a wall at the downwind end of the field. The pilot landed cross wind behind the wall.
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05.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
46 |
Monks Down
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Xbow
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Hang glider pilot nosed in whilst top landing in a small field. Was seen to approach with insufficient airspeed.
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knee grase |
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05.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Pilot |
Monks Down
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Magic Iv
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot misjudged wind strength on landing approach which resulted in his landing approach being too far back behind landing field. He narrowly avoided a collision with a barbed wire fence.
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05.05.2002 |
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Monks Down
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Solar Wings
Scandal
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
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05.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Pilot |
Corndon
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
La Mouette- Topless 1
Launch Type:
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Following a xc flight the pilot misjudged the wind direction which resulted in a downwind landing. The glider landed on its wheels then ground looped.
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04.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Kennel Farm
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Whilst Operator was setting guillotines on Koch winch splicing on braided nylon rope failed as he pushed down on bar causing him to fall forward and hit his face on drum.
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Cut to Chin Bruizing to cheek bone |
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04.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
Pilot |
Hillend Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Promise
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst collapsing the canopy following landing a gust caused the canopy to inflate pulling the pilot up and backwards. The pilots helmet hit a fence and snagged as the rest of his body was pulled over the fence.
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Concussion & Strained muscle in neck |
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04.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
67
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Kennel Farm
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Following a tow launch the pilot flew downwind back to launch. He failed to turn into wind to landed - downwind landing.
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03.05.2002 |
Female
Age:
39
Rating:
Club Pilot |
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Fiesta S
Launch Type:
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Brummel hooks were wider than 1mm suggested gap - discovered upon inspection.
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