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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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22.10.2016 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
CP |
Bo peep
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin Gliders
Yeti
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot attempted to top land close to a barbwire fence. Speedbar caught on fence then glider fell on fence.
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Unhurt |
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21.10.2016 |
Male
Age:
59
Rating:
AP |
Villebois Lavallette
France |
Paraglider
Wing:
Koch
Winch
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
During a routine inspection of the weak link components of a twin drum Koch winch it was found that the aluminium cases that house the aluminium weak links had their ends burred over such that the link would not slide out of the housing. This rendered the weak link inoperative and the force required to break it would have been considerably more than the certified intended force.
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Pilot
Unhurt
Passenger
Unhurt |
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14.10.2016 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
Pilot |
360
India
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Bruce Goldsmith Design
Tala
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered an asymmetric collapse at low level while thermalling. Pilot was unable to regain control of the glider and deployed his emergency parachute. Parachute had insufficient height to deploy fully and pilot impacted rocks.
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Fatal:
Head Injuries
|
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10.10.2016 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
Pilot |
Herne Bay
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
15-20 Km/h
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
While coastal soaring the pilot was blown back into rotor turbulence by strengthening wind.
|
Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
|
|
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
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