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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12.05.2008 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Bo Peep
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot flew too close to slope in very light conditions and impacted heavily.
|
Fr ankle. |
|
05.05.2008 |
Male |
Shantron Muir
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
ITV
Agena 30
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Ground crew was hanging on to harness to give pilot extra penetration. Strong gust lifted both to approx 40m and after short while ground crew fell. Both Non-BHPA.
|
Fatal. |
|
05.05.2008 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
Pilot |
Ben Reid
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Chili
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot deviated from intended XC route and was caught in turbulence. Landed heavily as emergency parachute failed to open.
|
Fr ribs |
|
02.05.2008 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
Pilot |
Eyam Edge
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Golden 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level in thermic and turbulent conditions and spiralled into hill.
|
Fatal. |
|
30.04.2008 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Pilot |
Cennes
Spain
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Zulu
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot entered locked in spiral at low level and could not recover in time.
|
Fatal. |
|
09.04.2008 |
Female
Age:
57
Rating:
Pilot |
Mt Caburn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Golden 24
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot failed to carry out pre-flight check and took off without chest/leg straps fastened. On instruction from ground, pilot released controls and hooked arms over harness. Landed safely.
|
none |
|
09.04.2008 |
Male
Age:
67
Rating:
Pilot |
Butser Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Rocket
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged turn and landed heavily.
|
Mild concussion, bruising. |
|
08.04.2008 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
Novice |
Usk airstrip
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 4
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student went off-line during hand tow. Line released and student landed awkwardly.
|
Sprained ankle |
|
03.04.2008 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
Novice |
Nigels Ridge
Morocco
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Mac
Muse 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student had small asymmetric collapse on launch run. Recovered but attempted to take off with insufficient airspeed.
|
concussion, scrapes, bruises. |
|
18.03.2008 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Combe Gibbet
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bolero Plus
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot mushed glider into land but glider stalled then spun from about 2m. Pilot landed heavily.
|
Fr arm |
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