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Incident Details
General Information
Title: fatal paraglider and truck accident
Date: 06/13/2010
Time: 10:56 a.m.
Location: columbia, IL
Pilot Information
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Pilot weight (without motor): US Pounds
Rating:
Not Applicable
Experience:
50+ Hours Solo
Incident Detail Information
Type of Incident:
Collision with Terrain/Obstruction on Ground
Primary Cause:
Weather (Gust, Thermal, Rain, Wind increase, etc)
Contributing Distractions:
Activity in Takeoff/LZ (Cars, People, Gliders, etc.)
Windspeed:
Strong (10-15 MPH)
Wind Type:
Thermal
Thermal Conditions:
Unknown
Visibility: good
Surface:
Grass
Terrain:
Flat
Site Elevation: (feet above sea level)
Phase of Flight:
Takeoff
Purpose of Flight:
Recreation
Safety Gear Used:
None
Helmet Full
Helmet Other
Protective Boots
Knee-pads
Elbow-pads
Wrist Guards
Reserve
Knife
Gloves
Strobe
Unknown
Communications:
None
Damage to Pilot's Equipment:
Totaled
Wing:
Motor:
Injury Information
Pilot/Passenger Injury Severity:
Not Applicable
Hosipitalization:
Not Applicable
Injuries:
None
Head
Face
Neck
Chest
Back
Abdomen
Shoulder
Arm
Elbow
Forearm
Wrist
Hand
Pelvis
Thigh
Calf
Ankle
Foot
Knee
Unknown
Collateral Damage:
None
By-Stander
Other Pilot
Animal
Property
Unknown
Narrative: KSDK -- A 40-year-old Ballwin man died Sunday morning in a paragliding accident near Columbia, Illinois.
The accident happened along Ramsey Road just before 11 a.m., according to Columbia Police Chief Joe Edwards.
The victim was attempting to take off from a field when he lost control of the paraglider. His parachute was caught by a gust of a wind and pushed toward Ramsey Road. When the pilot landed, he was struck by a passing Ford F-250 pickup truck.
The pilot was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Photo:
No photo on file.
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