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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02.09.2001 |
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Moel Wnion |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
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No details.
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Unknown, but justified helicopter evacuation to Bangor hospital. |
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01.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
66
Rating:
Pilot |
Batcombe
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Harmony
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot launched into light wind and flew over a densley wooded part of the hill. In his attempt to remain in the lift band he inadvertently flew into a tree, his canopy getting caught in the branches.
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27.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
Pilot |
Moel Elio
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Octane
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot launched into thermal lift. Almost immediately he turned back to take advantage of the lift. He misjudged his position within the thermal lift and flew into an area of sinking air above the hill causing him to lose 20ft and impact the hill.
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Fr vertebra, L1. |
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23.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
19
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Aspres
France
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Xact
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Inexperienced pilot failed to flare or perform a plf during landing, consequently landed very heavily.
|
Fr lower fibula. |
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18.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
34 |
Ben Lawyers/ Maell Correneach
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Spectra
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Inexperienced pilot launched into strong conditions, stalled after take-off crashed into rock.
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Two fractured lumbar vertebrae, Fr ankle. |
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07.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Pilot |
Long Mynd
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
FreeX
Mission
Launch Type:
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Fractured (2) vertebrae (upper lumbar), possible FR ankle. |
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07.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Pilot |
Col De Forlaz
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Flame
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
See IR 01/089.
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Slight bruising, R knee and neck. |
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02.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
37 |
Mittag
Germany
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
The canopy inflated unevenly during launch. The student managed to correct this but the student was now 20 degrees off his intended heading. The canopy lines scraped some ski cables located to the left of launch. Student recovered normal flight .
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30.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
Pilot |
Thurnham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
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Fr both legs, two vertebrae. |
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28.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
47 |
Penmaer Beach
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Mac
Eden
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student misjudged distance from the hill and clipped a lump on it. Spevtator called emergency services, helicopter arrived although was not needed.
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Sprained wrist |
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