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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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12.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
30 |
Talybont East, South Wales
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
Ozone
Firefly 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student on day 4 of speedflying course failed to turn into wind on final approach. Student crashed into trees but was unhurt.
|
Unhurt |
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12.07.2018 |
Male
Rating:
Unknown |
Weybourne
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Golden 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot spun glider while cliff soaring. Pilot impacted cliff halfway down and ended up on the beach below.
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Seriously Injured:
Lumbar Spine
|
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12.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Pandy
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had insufficient height to make official landing field and in an attempt to land in an adjacent field he caught the glider on a tree while on final approach. Pilot landed safely but glider landed on the tree.
|
Unhurt |
|
10.07.2018 |
Female
Age:
52
Rating:
CP |
Pontlottyn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had been turning 360 in a thermal above the hill but not gaining enough height to continue. On pulling forwards to fly to the front of the hill again pilot inputed to turn left at the front of the hill with too much brake causing the glider to spin and resulting in the pilot impacting with the brow of the hill.
|
Seriously Injured:
Thoracic Spine
|
|
10.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
N/A |
Hay Bluff (NE)
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student allowed glider to go off to one side while attempting a reverse launch. Student was pulled to the side and stepped awkwardly on a tussock damaging his ankle.
|
Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
|
|
10.07.2018 |
Female
Rating:
CP |
Pontlottyn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Unknown
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot appeared to enter spiral dive while attempting to thermal. Glider then suffered an asymmetric collapse and pilot crashed onto the hillside.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
09.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
CP |
Hay Bluff
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot misjudged distance from the ridge and failed to turn away resulting in pilot colliding with the ridge.
|
Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
|
|
08.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
24
Rating:
Pilot |
Mendlesham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Not Turbulent |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
Eagle
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
Pilot made emergency landing having aborted a tow due to the release activating prematurely as it caught on the basebar. Pilot made good landing but stubbed toe causing a fracture.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
07.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
69
Rating:
Student |
Mount Caburn Airworks training field
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Wave
Launch Type:
Foot |
Glider went offline to the left while student was practising forward launches. Student was pulled over onto left side causing damage to shoulder.
|
Seriously Injured:
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
06.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
61 |
Darley Moor Airfield
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom3
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
Day one student on third flight failed to keep legs down and did not flare on landing.
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Minor Injuries:
Lumbar Spine
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