Paragliding incident Sweden Härekeberga 2013- 10-12
- We do not use the weak link.
- Swedish Accident Investigation Authoritys report:
“An aircraft of the model SAAB MFI 15 took off from Sundbro, Uppsala, for a
VFR flight to Johannisberg, Västerås. Shortly thereafter began winching of a
paraglider from Härkeberga, located along the aircraft’s route.
At the final stage of the winching, at about 350 meters altitude, the paraglider
pilot saw an airplane coming straight at him at a slightly lower altitude. The
aircraft passed below the paraglider a few seconds later without colliding. The
height difference was estimated by the paraglider pilot to about 50 feet and the
distance to the line was 1 to 3 meters.
The pilot of the aircraft never perceived the event. The map data that the pilot
used - and which is the most widely used in general aviation - had no special
marking of the paragliding activities at Härkeberga. Neither the paraglider nor
the aircraft flew at altitudes implying contact with controlled airspace...“
Swedish newspapers:
?
____________________________________________________________________________
Why I look up and down all the time.
In order to keep the paraglider 90 degrees to the tow machine, you have to watch all the time against the paraglider and then against the towing machine. Especially when you are a beginner, as I was then, and if there is a sidewind. If you do not, there is a risk of getting lockout and dying. In my other videos, I usually cut off the head movements but in this video it was important not to cut out a few details in order to see the entire process.
______________________________________________________________________
65 views
29
8
8 months ago 00:04:13 21
Paragliding | Throwing reserve after spiralling attempt out of cloud
1 year ago 00:03:27 9
Dubai skyscraper scary paragliding launches
2 years ago 00:07:14 1
Paraglider tandem acro test flight gone bad - spectacular incident
2 years ago 00:05:41 1
Paragliding Gradient incidents at landind. Parapente Peligros del gradiente al aterrizar
2 years ago 00:02:47 65
Paragliding incident Sweden Härekeberga 20131012
4 years ago 00:02:52 8
HOW SAFE IS AN EN-A “SCHOOL“ PARAGLIDER ? - NOVA PRION5
5 years ago 00:00:35 5
Paragliding incident - airplane almost crash to my towing line
7 years ago 00:11:07 1
Paragliding CRaSH 10 (Russian airman vs Eagle) Орел влетел в параплан/
8 years ago 00:04:19 80
Paragliding SIV clinic
9 years ago 00:05:40 103
Always Check Your Reserve Parachute!
9 years ago 00:06:05 5
Incident Paraglider landed in a 3`C Water into the Sea and almost drowned
10 years ago 00:00:13 9
Paraglider Towing Incident
11 years ago 00:01:49 45
pre Paragliding World Cup Bir 2013 task 5 - incident wit a vulture