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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30.03.2019 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
Pilot |
Westbury White Horse
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Nevada
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off and noticed a brummell hook from his system had become detached and fallen inside his pod harness. Pilot continued to fly and landed safely. Pilot took off again and decided not to bother with the detached hook. He then noticed his foot place was out of position due to the hook not being attached.
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Unhurt |
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27.03.2019 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
AP |
Combe Gibbet
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Conditions:
Strong
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Triple Seven
Queen 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot landed due to SOS on flight instrument. On taking off again the pilot did not do a pre-flight check and found his right hand brake handle was looped through the C lines. Pilot was able to steer using brake line above the handle until clear of the hill and was then able to untangle the handle.
|
Unhurt |
|
26.03.2019 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Pilot |
Lucena
Spain
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered large asymmetric collapse shortly after take-off. Glider rotated and dived towards the slope before the pilot had time to react.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
26.03.2019 |
Female
Age:
27
Rating:
CP |
Westbury Whitehorse
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot got too close to the slope while avoiding another paraglider approaching from the opposite direction. Pilot landed heavily.
|
Unhurt |
|
25.03.2019 |
Female
Age:
30
Rating:
AP |
Beddingham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Magnum 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
On approach to top landing the pilot attempted to arm Quick Out karabiners at approx 2m above the ground. On arming the right hand Quick Out it released immediately without the release pins having been pushed. Pilot and passenger fell heavily.
|
Pilot
Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
Passenger
Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
|
|
25.03.2019 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
CP |
King Tor
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Epic
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot hit heavy sink while ridge soaring and was unable to turn away from the ridge before landing heavily.
|
Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
|
|
25.03.2019 |
Male
Age:
51 |
Mam Tor NW
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
25-30 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Tequila 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot got blown back over spine-back ridge in increasingly windy conditions. Pilot crashed on the lee side.
|
Seriously Injured:
Internal Injuries
|
|
25.03.2019 |
Male
Age:
51 |
Mam Tor
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Tequila 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Whilst soaring in changeable conditions the pilot got leeside of the hill and the glider dropped rapidly. Pilot landed heavily.
|
Seriously Injured:
Lumbar Spine
|
|
24.03.2019 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
CP |
Firle, UK
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz Z 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot with ridge on his right had mid-air collision with low airtime pilot. The low airtime pilot appeared to take no avoiding action despite having eye contact resulting in wing tips colliding. Pilot with ridge on right landed heavily but was unhurt.
|
Unhurt |
|
24.03.2019 |
Female
Age:
24 |
Gribbles
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Element2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student fell over during an aborted launch. Student was able to continue training.
|
Unhurt |
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