Incident reports for paraglider wings are displayed below in summary form.
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Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
28.06.2001 |
Male
Age: 38
Rating: Club Pilot |
Letale France
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing: Swing Mistral
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Wind direction turned through 90 degrees during landing approach causing the canopy to stall.
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FR femur and rib. |
24.06.2001 |
Male
Age: 52
Rating: Club Pilot |
Fochrhiw United Kingdom
Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Paraglider
Wing: Firebird G Sport
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot overshot landing area, attempted to slow the glider down as he was gliding down a sloping field canopy stalled.
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FR pelvis, FR wrist, FR rib. |
23.06.2001 |
Male
Age: 53
Rating: Club Pilot |
Trehane United Kingdom
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing: Ozone Gradient Sapphire
Launch Type: Winch Tow |
Pilot suffered line break during tow launch, following release canopy entered a spin and did not recover before impacting the ground.
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Severe bruising. |
22.06.2001 |
Female
Age: 39 |
Chillerton Down United Kingdom
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Paraglider
Wing: Gin Bolero M
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Student fell over whilst attempting slope landing.
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FR wrist |
17.06.2001 |
Male
Age: 44
Rating: Club Pilot |
Curium Ridge, Cyprus. Cyprus
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Ozone Electron Large
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot tried to remain airborne in weak conditions, sank too low to reach a safe landing field, landed heavily in unsuitable (small, fenced) area.
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FR lower left leg. |
15.06.2001 |
Female
Age: 23 |
Dune Du Pyla France
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Swing Arcus
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Student misjudged landing approach which resulted in her having insufficient height to make her final turn, crashed dsuring the turn.
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Fractured right fibula. |
12.06.2001 |
Male
Age: 21 |
Pen Hale United Kingdom
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Airwave Harmony
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
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Torn ligament/tendon left knee. |
11.06.2001 |
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Cheiron France
Conditions: Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
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Gashed leg |
09.06.2001 |
Male
Age: 33
Rating: Club Pilot |
Dunstable Downs United Kingdom
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Ozone Proton
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot launched as rain was approaching. Conditions became turbulent and the canopy suffeed a collapse recovering after a drop of 30-40ft. The pilot began to get blown back before suffering a second collapse from which the canopy didnt recover.
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Dislocated shoulder |
04.06.2001 |
Male
Age: 60 |
Tollgate United Kingdom
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Paraglider
Wing: Apco Prima 30
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Student tore bicep muscle during forward launch .
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Suspected torn bicep (L) |
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