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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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03.06.2015 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP |
White Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Bruce Goldsmith Design
Wasp
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot landed in light winds but foot hit a tractor wheel rut resulting in fracture.
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Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
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03.06.2015 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
Pilot |
White Hill
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-5 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot misjudged approach and landed with excess speed in a vehicle rut.
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Seriously Injured:
Feet, Legs
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30.05.2015 |
Male |
Frocester
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Moderate Turbulence
Front Influence |
Paraglider
Wing:
UP
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off into sinking air, which put him on a collision course with a tree. In attempting to avoid the tree the pilot spun the glider which then landed in the tree. The pilot came to rest 1m above the ground.
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Unhurt |
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30.05.2015 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
CP |
Buttermere Moss
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Leeside |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Ion 3
Launch Type:
|
Pilot miscalculated landing approach in changeable and gusty conditions. Pilot inadvertently stalled his glider trying to turn on realising his final approach would take him into a lake. Pilot landed heavily.
|
Minor Injuries |
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30.05.2015 |
Female
Age:
20 |
Buttermere Moss
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
30-35 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Very Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Icaro
Acro model unknown
Launch Type:
Foot |
The incident occurred following an acro routine by the incident pilot at a flying event. The pilot (from France) misjudged her landing approach and executed a low dynamic turn into wind. The significant height loss during the turn led to the pilot impacting parked vehicles.
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Minor Injuries |
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29.05.2015 |
Male
Rating:
Pilot |
Mount caburn
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
10-15 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky Paragliders
ARGOS
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered a collapse and spin while 'S' turning on approach to landing, having flown through some thermic turbulence. Pilot landed heavily.
|
Unhurt |
|
29.05.2015 |
Male |
Haig
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
20-25 Km/h
Not Turbulent
Leeside |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Avax XC3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was seen to get low during a coastal competition task. The pilot suffered an asymmetric collapse and then further collapses. The pilot deployed his parachute but too late and impacted heavily.
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Minor Injuries:
Feet, Legs
|
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21.05.2015 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
Pilot |
Newgale
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
20-25 Km/h
Conditions:
Calm
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 7
Launch Type:
Foot |
Tandem pilot suffered asymmetric, then frontal collapse on approach to top landing. Pilot landed on his back and the passenger landed on the pilot.
|
Pilot
Seriously Injured:
Lumbar Spine
Passenger
Minor Injuries |
|
21.05.2015 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
AP |
Worcester Beacon West
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
20-25 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega 8
Launch Type:
Foot |
While climbing out in gusty, turbulent conditions, pilot suffered an symmetric collapse and then cravat. The glider entered a rotation and twisted. The pilot was able to correct the twisting but not the cravat and high descent rate and so deployed his parachute. Pilot drifted over spine back ridge and landed heavily.
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Seriously Injured:
Pelvis
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17.05.2015 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Cp |
Austria
Wind Strength:
5-10 Km/h
Conditions:
Moderate
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mentor 3 light
Launch Type:
Foot |
Moderate spiral . Within 1/2 turn became locked in . Unable to correct despite releasing inside brake and applying outside.
Very rapid increase in g force , and no control. Reserve deployed.safe landing .
No obvious equipment failure .
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Unhurt |
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