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Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:
Incident reports for paraglider wings are displayed below in summary form.
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There are 2132 entries for paraglider wings Displaying page 141 out of 214
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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13.09.2008 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
Novice |
Gully
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Student went off line during low hop and landed heavily.
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Fr ankle |
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06.09.2008 |
Female
Age:
38
Rating:
Pilot |
Ager
Spain |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Chili
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot miss-timed damping dive on exit of nose down spiral. Glider suffered 80-90% asymmetric which turned into locked in spiral. Pilot eventually recovered but on landing noticed chest strap had been ripped out of light weight harness.
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none |
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30.08.2008 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Tan Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Mac
Muse II
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was lifted prematurely from hill during reverse launch and went off with twisted risers. Landed heavily going sidewards.
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Twisted knee |
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28.08.2008 |
Male
Age:
50 |
Long Mynd
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot landed awkwardly during slope landing having got low in increasingly light conditions.
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Fr tibia |
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23.08.2008 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
Pilot |
Ringstead
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Bi Beta 4
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Pilot lost control of tandem during launch in windy conditions and fell over. Was then dragged into parked car.
|
none |
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08.08.2008 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
Club Pilot |
North Luffenham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
FreeX
Dingo
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Immediately after release from tow the weak link attached to the tow line became caught in the pilots speedbar. The pilot successfully s turned down to land safely.
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none |
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07.08.2008 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
Novice |
Bedlinog
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student failed to execute proper flare in light wind conditions and also landed with outstretched legs.
|
Fr foot |
|
06.08.2008 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Pilot |
Chabre
France
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 6
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot stalled/spun wing while thermalling while still close to hill. Impacted heavily.
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Fr pelvis |
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04.08.2008 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
Novice |
Joint Services Centre
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
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Student landed awkwardly while doing PLF training. On mats on grass.
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Fr scapula |
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31.07.2008 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Novice |
Limerstone
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Wave
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student went off line slightly on landing and landed heavily.
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Fr finger |
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