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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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08.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Pilot |
Milk Hill White Horse
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Delta
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot made 360 degree turn in front of hill in weak lift. Glider began to spin then stalled and pilot landed heavily.
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Seriously Injured:
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
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08.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
65
Rating:
Pilot |
Ballard down
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Not Turbulent
Front Influence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered cravat while coastal soaring and lost height in recovering. Pilot landed in the sea but was able to swim to a cave and recover kit. Pilot rescued by RNLI.
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Unhurt |
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07.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
CP |
Mount subasio
Italy
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Hook
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had almost taken off but sat back in harness before the glider was fully flying. Pilot collided with slope fracturing his leg.
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Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
|
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06.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
CP |
Beddingham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot sat in harness too soon while launching. Pilot attempted to run but swung forward into the ground.
|
Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
|
|
02.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
57 |
Ditchling Beacon
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Pro Design
Accura
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student practising low hop landed with outstretched legs despite being warned about this on previous flight.
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Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
|
|
02.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
Pilot |
Devil's Dyke
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Chili 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Soaring close to slope in light conditions. Pilot failed to have feet out of harness, slope landed too fast and caught right hand against grassy slope, breaking bone in wrist.
|
Seriously Injured:
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
02.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
62
Rating:
AP |
Bradwell Edge
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot narrowly missed mid-air collision while ridge soaring. Hang glider coming from opposite direction suddenly began turning in a thermal without first clearing the space.
|
Unhurt |
|
01.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
27
Rating:
Supervised IPPI-3 |
Sopot chair lift launch
Bulgaria
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 7
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot made error while attempting 'Big ears'. Pilot induced frontal collapse which recovered with a cravat which wound into a spiral dive. Pilot was able to deploy his parachute but could not pull in his glider. Pilot landed in small trees uninjured.
|
Unhurt |
|
28.03.2017 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP |
Garmisch
Germany
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Strong
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
UP
Makalu 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was caught out by sink conditions and made emergency landing in tree.
|
Unhurt |
|
27.03.2017 |
Male
Age:
62
Rating:
AP |
Megget
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mentor 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Evening soaring in light wind and weak thermals on steep grassy slope. Pilot misjudged distance from hill (possibly affected by strong low sun behind hill, with slope in deep shade ) and commenced 360 turn. Insufficient clearance to complete turn and impacted hill at a shallow angle.
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Unhurt |
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