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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04.04.2002 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Mam Tor
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Ignition
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst performing a reverse launch the pilot became airborne during his turn - he flew the canopy forward. At 15ft the canopy suffered an asymmetric collapse and turned into the hillside, the pilot had insufficient time to correct this.
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Fr tibia, dl right ankle. |
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30.03.2002 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
Pilot |
Mere
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Futura
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot discovered a 15 inch tear in the canopy whilst building a wall. He has no idea what caused this tear.
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30.03.2002 |
Male
Age:
38 |
Holme Next The Sea Sssi
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Xact 25
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Attempting to tow a paraglider behind a car the canopy locked out and the canopy was pulled into the beach severely injuring the pilot.
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Fractures to: R knee, 3 or 4 Lumbar vertebrae (compression) Internal injuries. |
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30.03.2002 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Pilot |
Mynyad Meid
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Following landing the pilot was dragged sideways into a ditch.
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Broken Right Hand- 2 metacarpal bones |
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29.03.2002 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Woldham 2
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Carbon
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Prior to tow launch, as tension came full the line the tow release partially failed resulting in the left bridle coming off with the tow line attached to the right bridle only. The launched was aborted when the pilot had reached 10ft. Landed ok.
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24.03.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Pilot |
Bwlch Y Groes
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
ADG
Bi - Manta
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Following a tandem flight it was discovered that one of the maillons connecting the riser to the spreader bar was undone and had stretched out of shape by approx 5mm.
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23.03.2002 |
Male
Age:
32 |
Steyning Bowl
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Trekking
Sunbeam
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Student fell during forward launch dislocating his knee cap.
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Dislocated knee cap |
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17.03.2002 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Atherfield
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Alto
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Following launch the pilot to a steeper cliff area in search of stronger lift. The air in this area was quite turbulent. As the pilot turned the glider it caught by a gust and the pilot impacted the cliff with his ankle. He flew to the beach to land.
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FR/DL ankle |
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13.03.2002 |
Male
Age:
24
Rating:
Novice |
Morroco
Morocco |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
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DISPLACED VERTEBRA. POSSIBLE SPINAL INJURY |
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26.02.2002 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Jama Tenerife
Spain
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Fiesta
S
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Newly qualified pilot confused instructions to another pilot for his own - he turned left following launch into the hillside as he felt he might collide with a lorry driving up the road in front of launch.
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Two fractured vertebrae |
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