Incident reports for paraglider wings are displayed below in summary form.
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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09.11.2020 |
Male
Age:
71
Rating:
Pilot |
Parlick
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was practising ground handling. He was unintentionally lifted off the ground and was dragged over the ground after he landed, sustaining injury.
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Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
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16.10.2020 |
Male
Age:
63
Rating:
AP |
Parlick
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
30-35 Km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
SKP
Slide
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was ground handling to test the conditions on the top of the hill. He was lifted into the air by a strong gust. He managed to perform a PLF to lessen the force of the impact.
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Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
|
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20.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
34
Rating:
CP |
Belstone
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus RS Lite
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot performed a 360 degree turn close to the ridge and impacted the hillside, sustaining injury.
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Minor Injuries |
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19.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
Pilot |
Cairn Laith (Creag Meagaidh)
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Skin 3P
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was dragged over rocks after a failed takeoff attempt, sustaining injury.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
18.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
CP |
Not applicable
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota
Launch Type:
|
During an emergency parachute repack, a test deployment was attempted unsuccessfully. One of the parachute container pins (plastic sheathed wire) was found to have been pulled through the metal grommet by the retaining loop, making deployment impossible.
|
Unhurt |
|
17.09.2020 |
Female
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Treak Cliff
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Phi
Symphonia
Launch Type:
Foot |
On the fourth flight of the day the pilot took off and the toe elastic for entering pod snapped, so pilot could not enter pod correctly.
|
Unhurt |
|
17.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
CP |
Treak Cliff, Mam Tor
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
25-30 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was ridge soaring when he was blown back into lee rotor, and lost control, leading to an impact with the ground.
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Unhurt |
|
13.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
65
Rating:
Pilot |
Ringstead bay
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Littlecloud
Urubu
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot encountered rotor near the cliff, causing a collapse. The pilot impacted into bushes at the base of the cliff.
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Unhurt |
|
13.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Mount Caburn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
20-25 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was performing turns ("small wingovers") at low level and caught the emergency parachute deployment handle on the ground, initiating an unintentional deployment as the pilot flew away from the hill.
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Unhurt |
|
08.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
Pilot |
Whitesheet (Wessex)
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was ridge soaring his paraglider and experienced rapid sinking air in thermic conditions causing a fast descent to the ground and a crash landing in a field behind take-off.
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Seriously Injured:
Pelvis
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