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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31.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Le Reward
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Carbon
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot misjudged suitability of field for landing following a cross country flight, narrowly avoided power lines and an electric fence, and in the process caused the glider to spin 180 degrees resulting in the pilot landing heavily on his back.
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Compressed L2 vertibrae- fracture; To hospital in Central Annecy |
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28.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
47 |
Paravion |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
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Parachute bridle shortened. When re-attached to the harness the carabiner would prize the stitching apart.
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27.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
32 |
Swyre Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
2- One
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
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Broken Ulna & Radius |
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24.05.2002 |
Male
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Field, Roxton Road, Chawston, Beds
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
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Report received from AAIB - low level paraglider collapse.
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Fatal. |
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12.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Kimmeridge
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
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Helicopter flew low over site.
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11.05.2002 |
Female
Age:
43
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Bossington
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Following a soaring flight the pilot flew downwind at 500ft agl to land at the car park. At 250ft the canopy suffered a major collapse. The pilot chose to throw her emergency parachute which opened immediately. She landed uninjured.
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05.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
46 |
Monks Down
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Xbow
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Hang glider pilot nosed in whilst top landing in a small field. Was seen to approach with insufficient airspeed.
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knee grase |
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04.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Kennel Farm
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Whilst Operator was setting guillotines on Koch winch splicing on braided nylon rope failed as he pushed down on bar causing him to fall forward and hit his face on drum.
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Cut to Chin Bruizing to cheek bone |
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04.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
Pilot |
Hillend Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Promise
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst collapsing the canopy following landing a gust caused the canopy to inflate pulling the pilot up and backwards. The pilots helmet hit a fence and snagged as the rest of his body was pulled over the fence.
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Concussion & Strained muscle in neck |
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04.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
67
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Kennel Farm
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Following a tow launch the pilot flew downwind back to launch. He failed to turn into wind to landed - downwind landing.
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