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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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09.10.2016 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP |
Mundsley
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
20-25 Km/h
Not Turbulent
Front Influence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was caught out by strengthening winds and was blown back into a village. While being blown back, pilot pushed off house chimney to avoid standing on roof before crashing through a telephone line and landing in conifers.
|
Unhurt |
|
02.10.2016 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
CP |
Cow Close Fell
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Tattoo
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot spun glider while soaring in weak conditions. Pilot crashed heavily.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
02.10.2016 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
CP |
Turkey |
Paraglider
Wing:
Launch Type:
|
During routine kit inspection before start of SIV, reserve deployment failure identified. Damage to harness had most likely happened during accident the previous year. Reserve retaining flap had ripped and reserve had fallen through the hole making deployment impossible. Reserve set up and internal parts of the harness had not been inspected since the accident.
|
Unhurt |
|
01.10.2016 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP |
Not applicable
United Kingdom |
Paraglider
Wing:
Not APPLICABLE
Launch Type:
|
On repacking parachute to new harness pilot found the chute would not deploy without pulling the velcro apart. Also had loose webbing to webbing connection.
|
Unhurt |
|
21.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
55 |
Quatro Mojones
Spain
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Element 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student lost balance as glider came up to one side. Student caught ankle on rock.
|
Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
|
|
19.09.2016 |
Female |
Beddingham
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Magnum 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student sprained ankle during tandem take-off run causing launch to be aborted.
|
Pilot
Unhurt:
Feet, Legs
Passenger
Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
|
|
17.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
60 |
Montellano
Spain
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student was on final approach but induced slight pendulum resulting in heavier landing on one foot.
|
Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
|
|
15.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
52 |
Sartfell
Isle Of Man
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 8
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student was attempting a top landing and failed to properly align into wind for touchdown. He was landing on heather and stumbled sideways onto the ground.
|
Minor Injuries:
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
14.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
49
Rating:
Pilot |
Malvern, Pinnacle Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Base
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot put foot in rabbit hole while attempting to slope land.
|
Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
|
|
10.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
Pilot |
Swinside
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Delta
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot spun glider on turn onto final approach due to excessive control input.
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Minor Injuries |
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