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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06.10.2007 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Pilot |
Blease Fell
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Oasis
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot overshot landing area and skimmed across parked car before landing causing minor damage to the car.
|
none |
|
04.10.2007 |
Male
Age:
27
Rating:
Novice |
Merthyr
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 4
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student made too sharp a turn immediately after take off and turned back into the hill.
|
fr wrist |
|
21.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
St Andre
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega 7
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered frontal collapse due to turbulent thermic conditions. Glider recovered with cravat then entered spiral. Pilot deployed emergency chute bruising foot on landing.
|
Bruised foot |
|
19.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
St Andre
France
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega 6
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot experienced switching wind conditions on approach to land causing him to alter approach direction. Wind changed again and pilot span glider attempting to get back into wind.
|
Dislo elbow, fr elbow, detached ligaments and fr vertebra. |
|
15.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
Novice |
Muggery
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student suffered asymmetric while on top to bottom. Turned heavily into hill.
|
5 fr vertebrae |
|
15.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Chabre Laragne
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Zulu
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
While thermalling, pilot entered spiral and did not recover before impact.
|
Fatal. |
|
12.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Plan Fait Annecy
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Icaro
Incanto
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot had asymmetric collapse while thermalling. Over correction lead to spin and spiral. pilot deployed emergency chute and landed safely.
|
none |
|
12.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
Novice |
Ballygown Arran
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
FreeX
Joker
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student fell over after glider inflated asymmetrically .
|
pulled shoulder muscle |
|
11.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
70
Rating:
Pilot |
Llangollen
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Carbon
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
On launch, wing came up unevenly resulting in the pilot being dragged.
|
Fr Fibula |
|
09.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Novice |
Caburn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Pegas
Arcus 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student struggled to ground glider after good flight and landing. Was then pulled over.
|
torn muscle |
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