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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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13.05.2019 |
Male
Age:
61
Rating:
Pilot |
Mam Tor Derbyshire
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Mac Para
Elan
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot performed a low 360 into rotor behind hilltop, heavy landing, right hand hitting ground with force.
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Minor Injuries:
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
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12.05.2019 |
Male
Age:
55 |
Heol Senni
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student was flying close to the hill and despite being instructed to turn away, collided with the hill and was unable to run off the speed. Student stated he was in two minds whether to attempt a top landing.
|
Pilot
Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
Passenger
:
Feet, Legs
|
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12.05.2019 |
Male
Age:
62
Rating:
Pilot |
Blorenge
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Arak
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot attempted to top land in apparent light winds. Pilot was unable to run off landing speed despite a full flare. Pilot fell over on landing.
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Seriously Injured |
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06.05.2019 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
Pilot |
Lulworth Cove
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Very Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Whilst soaring on the coast pilot flew into rotor having not noticed a change in the wind direction. The glider suffered an asymmetric collapse and the pilot landed heavily, colliding with a wire fence.
|
Seriously Injured:
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
06.05.2019 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
CP |
Coast Run
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega 8
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was on a Coastal Soaring Run and did not realise the wind had switched. The pilot was low at the time and landed downwind on rocks.
|
Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
|
|
06.05.2019 |
Male
Rating:
Pilot |
Coombe Gibbet
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
20-25 Km/h
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mentor 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot allowed himself to get distracted and connected risers wrong way round. On launch pilot found he was facing backwards. Pilot maintained control and bottom landed on his feet walking backwards.
|
Unhurt |
|
29.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP |
Babadag
Turkey
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz Z6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot called 'Takeoff' and proceeded to reverse launch. Pilot got the glider under control and proceeded to take off. The glider was flying with the pilot about 1.5m off the ground when a Tandem pilot with passenger reversed launched his wing into the path of the flying pilot. The wings entangled and the flying pilot crashed onto the takeoff suffering minor scrapes.
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Minor Injuries |
|
23.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
69
Rating:
Pilot |
Primrose Valley
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz Z 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot landed in front of where intended on top of the cliff. Pilot tripped and fell forward and hit head hard on the wooden fence that surrounded the cliffs.
|
Seriously Injured:
Head Injuries
|
|
22.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Pilot |
Col de la Forclaz
France |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 10
Launch Type:
|
While hanging in a static simulator practising reserve throws, pilot had extreme difficulty extracting parachute from the harness.
|
Unhurt |
|
20.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
Pilot |
Mam Tor
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Xi
Launch Type:
Foot |
On attempting to launch the pilot was caught out by a strong thermal. The pilot lost control of the glider and was dragged back towards bystanders. One go the glider suspension lines caught a child round his neck. The child was not seriously injured.
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Unhurt |
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