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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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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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21.04.2018 |
Female
Age:
40
Rating:
P |
High & Over
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Magnum
Launch Type:
Foot |
Passenger twisted ankle during light wind tandem landing.
|
Pilot
Unhurt
Passenger
Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
|
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20.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
AP |
Combe Gibbet
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Golden
Launch Type:
Foot |
Tandem pilot made slope landing in weak sinking air. Pilot caught foot on uneven ground on landing .
|
Pilot
Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
Passenger
Unhurt |
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19.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
40 |
Muggery Bottom
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Element
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student was ground handling. Stepping sideways under glider and knee gave way. Pilot previously injured knee while kiteboarding (2 weeks ago) but thought it had healed.
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Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
|
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19.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
CP |
Stanage Edge
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot lost control of glider during launch and was dragged off his feet into rocks and boulders.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
15.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
67 |
El Bosque
Spain
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Ion 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student forward launched, but did not keep running forwards in launch stage. As a result the glider overtook him, the student then tried to correct the situation by running under the glider. It then suffered an asymmetric collapse as he ran under the wing and was lifted approx 2 feet off the ground and landed on his side.
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Minor Injuries:
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
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14.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
62
Rating:
Pilot |
Bleasee Fell
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Strong
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 10
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had a collapse on right wing while thermalling left. In attempting to rectify the collapse the pilot spun the glider. There was insufficient height for the glider to fully recover before the pilot impacted the slope.
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Seriously Injured:
Lumbar Spine
|
|
14.04.2018 |
Male
Age:
56 |
High and over
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Element 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student got airboure unintentionally, turned into wind, and landed on the side of the hill putting his arm out.
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Seriously Injured:
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
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14.04.2018 |
Female
Age:
62 |
Mount Caburn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student pilot was on approach to spot landing target in a large landing field with radio guidance on approach from CFI on launch and TI in the landing field. Student was instructed to get feet down early to overcome difficulty getting out of harness. Student was approaching with too much brake and stalled glider.
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Seriously Injured:
Thoracic Spine
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