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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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18.05.2020 |
Male
Age:
68
Rating:
Pilot |
Freathy
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
35-40 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Rigid Hang Glider
Wing:
AIR
ATOS VQ
Launch Type:
Foot |
The right hand leg loop of the pilot's Woody Valley Tenax 3 harness became detached on launch. The pilot was able to re-attach the buckle in flight.
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Unhurt |
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16.05.2020 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
CP Hill |
Wetton Hill, Staffs
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
RUSH 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot ground handling on a hillside in thermic conditions was inadvertently lifted to approx 300ft agl. He used the speed bar to aid his descent and suffered a full frontal collapse which re-inflated just before impact.
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Minor Injuries:
Lumbar Spine
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16.05.2020 |
Male
Age:
60 |
Swyre Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Cure 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was soaring on a new wing and was seen to be flying the wing slowly. Just above the top of the hill he made a turn and the glider started to spin. The pilot reacted by applying the control on the opposite side. The wing was seen to enter a deep stall and the pilot descended vertically to impact the hill.
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Seriously Injured |
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15.05.2020 |
Male
Age:
64
Rating:
Pilot |
Bo Peep
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Rigid Hang Glider
Wing:
Air Design
Atos v
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot encountered heavy sink while attempting to make an upslope landing. Pilot tried to turn away from the hill to bottom land but sinking air meant he landed in trees.
|
Unhurt |
|
15.05.2020 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
Pilot |
Combe gibbet
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mentor 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had mid-air collision with another paraglider while thermalling close to the ridge on a crowded day. Both pilots were unhurt.
|
Unhurt |
|
15.05.2020 |
Male
Age:
57 |
Challow
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Powered PG
Wing:
Dudek
Universal
Engine:
Parajet
Maverick
Launch Type:
Powered |
Pilot was practising walking with the motor running on his back without a wing but slipped and fell over. Pilot released throttle but didn't hit the kill switch quickly enough. Throttle cable struck prop and wrapped round the exhaust. Kill switch did not function, with engine stuck on half throttle. Eventually exhaust melted throttle cable and engine stopped. No Injuries.
|
Unhurt |
|
15.05.2020 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
Pilot |
Selsley Common
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Arak
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot experienced a collapse in thermic air above takeoff. The pilot applied the controls in an attempt to damp the dive and control his pendulum under the wing. The wing was seen to descend vertically in a stalled state and the pilot impacted the hill.
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Seriously Injured:
Lumbar Spine
|
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15.05.2020 |
Male
Age:
59
Rating:
CP |
Combe Gibbet
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Punk
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was using his paraglider to kite back up the hill, downwind of a line of trees, in thermic conditions. He was inadvertently lifted off the ground in a gust and before he could gain control was turned into the hill where he suffered injury.
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Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
|
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17.03.2020 |
Male
Age:
65
Rating:
CP |
Dunes
Morocco
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent
Front Influence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Ion 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot intentionally stalled wing over sand from 2m to find stall point. On impact the emergency parachute deployed. Pilot noted that this had happened before from the Advance Progress 3 harness.
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Unhurt |
|
16.03.2020 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
CP |
Great Orme
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Moderate Turbulence
Front Influence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was inadvertently lifted off his feet when reverse launching. He was dragged and struck the slope several times before the glider came to rest.
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Minor Injuries:
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
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