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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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04.06.2001 |
Male
Age:
47 |
Melverley
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Sabre (L)
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot failed to flare sufficiently on landing and fell over on landing.
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Fractured (L) ankle |
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20.05.2001 |
Male
Age:
24 |
Curium
Cyprus
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Reggae
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student tried to pull himself into the harness seat by pulling on the A risers glider lost altitude pilot hit the ground.
|
Minor cuts to legs |
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16.05.2001 |
Male
Age:
24 |
Tegelberg
Germany
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Ignition
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student failed to follow instructions given over the radio and flew into an area known to be turbulent. Canopy suffered a 60% asymmetric collapse on the left wing the canopy turned through 180 degrees and the student impacted a tree.
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None |
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13.05.2001 |
Male
Age:
49
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Oludenize
Turkey
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot following radio instruction flew out to sea too far to return to shore. Realised too late that the instructions were meant for someone else.
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09.05.2001 |
Male
Age:
50 |
Audou
Crete
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Futura 42
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged glide angle was unable to reach landing field, forced to land in olive grove.
|
Fractured ankle. |
|
08.05.2001 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Pilot |
Crimdon Dene
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Saber (Medium)
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot noticed b & c risers slack. Landed and rectified the problem.
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05.05.2001 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Chirk Airfield
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsillon 3 (Medium)
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Following a tow launch the pilot flew downwind to the landing area had insufficient height to make final turn into wind.
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Double fracture of right tibia and fibula. |
|
05.05.2001 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Reighton
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Fiesta
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot seen to be flying well behind the cliff edge. Canopy then seen to enter several severe manouevres before pilot impacted cliff top.
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Fractured (R) tibia and fibula, (L) ankle, sternum and ribs on left side. |
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05.05.2001 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Westward Ho
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
G Sport
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Pilot became aware that the wind had picked up, could not penetrate forward resulting in him being blown back over the cliff top, cliiped roof of bungalow before crashing.
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Sprained wrist |
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10.04.2001 |
Male
Age:
29
Rating:
Pilot |
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
APCO
Futura
Launch Type:
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Canopy fabric discovered to be 1/2 the minimum strength during inspection.
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