Incident reports for paraglider wings are displayed below in summary form.
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Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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torn muscle |
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