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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02.11.2008 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
Novice |
Ligzira
Morocco |
Paraglider
Wing:
Flying Planet
Spirit
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student let off brakes on shallow slope launch causing glider to dive forward and student struck boulder with foot.
|
Fr ankle |
|
26.10.2008 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Rotang Pass
India
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Zulu Explorer
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was caught out by change of expected wind direction on approach. Elected to land beside river as only available option. Glider landed in river and pilot was dragged into fast flowing water. Dragged 200m before able to escape.
|
Bruising |
|
24.10.2008 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Butser Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky
Brontes
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was caught out by drop in wind speed and elected to slope land. Pilot applied both brakes to avoid bushes but glider then dived forward and pilot landed heavily.
|
Fr foot |
|
28.09.2008 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
Novice |
Wether Fell
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
U-Turn
Infinity
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student drifted too far back while ridge soaring and collided with stone wall.
|
Fr both ankles and a wrist. |
|
28.09.2008 |
Male
Age:
41 |
Leadlich
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bolero 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse then spiral to ground flying in increasingly windy and turbulent conditions.
|
Fr pelvis, nerve damage. |
|
21.09.2008 |
Male
Rating:
Pilot |
Talybont
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mamboo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot spun glider attempting low level turn having run out of landing options.
|
none |
|
20.09.2008 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Loose Bottom
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport 1
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered collapse at low level and landed in tree having come very close to another pilot who had hit severe sink.
|
Facial lacerations, injured knee, neck pain. |
|
20.09.2008 |
Male
Age:
24
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Loose Bottom
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Summit 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot encountered severe sink in close proximity to another (lower) glider. In sinking, passed very close to other glider which subsequently collapsed and landed in a tree causing injury to the other pilot.
|
none |
|
16.09.2008 |
Male
Age:
52 |
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
|
During repack, emergency parachute found to be damp with mould on inner bag. Had been stored under leaking sink for 6 months.
|
none |
|
15.09.2008 |
Female
Age:
21
Rating:
Novice |
Steyning
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Coral
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student was practising forward inflations when glider went off line. Student pulled muscle in leg.
|
muscle pull in leg |
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