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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05.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
Pilot |
Fairsnape Fell
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Escape
S21
Launch Type:
Foot |
The wind dropped while pilot was ridge soaring downwind. Pilot came down fast on area of stones.
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Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
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05.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
Pilot |
Whitewool
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Uturn
Blacklight 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot encountered sink while attempting to slope land and landed heavily.
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Minor Injuries:
Lumbar Spine
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29.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
63
Rating:
Pilot |
MAPPLETON
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
35-40 Km/h
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
OMEGA
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was pulled over as wing rotated while attempting to launch in strong wind.
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Seriously Injured:
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
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29.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
43 |
Dune de Pyla
France
Wind Strength:
40-45 Km/h
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Freestyle 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot misjudged spiral dive on unfamiliar glider losing more height than anticipated. Pilot impacted sand dune at speed.
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Seriously Injured:
Cervical Spine
|
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29.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
CP |
Ben Rinnes
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin Gliders
Bolero 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Low airtime pilot attempted to make a top landing but had insufficient height. This resulted in the pilot crash landing cross-slope.
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Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
|
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28.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
Pilot |
Rhiw Wen
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had been flying by himself while waiting for a friend to arrive. Pilot was found in a dazed state with no recollection of having had an incident.
|
Seriously Injured:
Lumbar Spine
|
|
24.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
CP |
Rushup Edge
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Hook 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Glider went offline during reverse launch and the pilot stumbled. He was then dragged downing into rocks.
|
Seriously Injured |
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22.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
CP |
Compton Bowl
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Bruce Goldsmith Design
Tala
Launch Type:
Foot |
After take off the pilot attempted to work a small thermal turning left too slowly. The glider had a small wing-tip collapse and the pilot over compensated causing the wing to spin then stall resulting in a free fall of about 20ft to the ridge.
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Seriously Injured:
Internal Injuries
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22.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP |
Babadag 1200m.
Turkey
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz Z
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot shout launching and began his launch diagonally across the take-off into wind. A Turkish tandem pilot then shouted 'take-off' and launched from approx 30m behind the first pilot. The first pilot aborted his launch but the tandem pilot and passenger flew into his inflated glider. The momentum pulled the first pilot off the take-off and into boulders.
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Seriously Injured |
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22.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
Pilot |
Freathy
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Cayenne 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot stalled glider attempting to make a beach landing in fluctuating winds.
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Seriously Injured |
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