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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16.07.2005 |
Male |
Devils Dyke
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot 360d into the hill at high speed.
|
fr leg |
|
12.07.2005 |
Female
Age:
28
Rating:
Novice |
Beddingham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima 30
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student landed heavily having gone off line during low hop flight.
|
fr fibula |
|
12.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Piedraheita
Spain
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega 6
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered large collapse while on speed bar at altitude. Pilot deployed emergency chute but suffered broken foot due to 10m/s descent rate at impact.
|
fr foot |
|
10.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
71
Rating:
Pilot |
Tor Scar
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
X-Ray
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level and spiraled into hill.
|
fr femur |
|
10.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Pena Negra
Spain
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Targa 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered multiple collapses in turbulent conditions resulting in emergency chute deployment. Descent rate 8m/s resulted in heavy landing.
|
fr l2 vertebra |
|
09.07.2005 |
Female
Age:
24
Rating:
Novice |
Blaenavon
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student sufferred collapse while on speed bar and landed heavily. Instructor caught out by increasing wind!
|
none |
|
08.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Combe Gibbet
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
On landing in strong wind pilot pulled down on controls to collapse glider. Thius resulted in him being lifted up and blown back over ridge and crashing into a parked car before coming to rest.
|
spr ankle, bruising |
|
03.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Pilot |
Heresfield
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Trango 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered collapse while at 15m above trees. Pilot landed in trees and fell to ground.
|
fr vertebra |
|
03.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
59
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Kimmeridge
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Bright
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot got dragged back in strong wind over wall, car and barbed wire fence - ouch!
|
cut finger, fr scapula |
|
03.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Pilot |
Luffenham
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Saber
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot was caught out by gust prior to launch and failed to control canopy. Pilot was dragged back over runway.
|
dislo shoulder |
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