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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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.
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Seriously Injured:
Lumbar Spine
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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.
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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.
|
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.
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Seriously Injured |
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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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