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Incident reports for speedrider wings are displayed below in summary form.

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There are 2 entries for speedrider wings

Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 27.03.2022	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: P Flying Experience: 17 years 670 hours	Location Charvet, Val D'Isere, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Speedrider Wing: Level Wings Fury 9 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot landed on skis and continued to ski at some speed. Pilot forgot about a drop off and was unable to clear the opposite lip despite a big flare. Pilot struck lip with knee and came to rest on slope.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 29.01.2017	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: P Flying Experience: 20 years 200 hours (50 hours)	Location Val d'isere, France Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Speedrider Wing: Gin Gliders Nano Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot lost too much height on approach as he had not taken into account the strength of the valley wind. Pilot landed 10m short of landing area and caught glider on a lamp post, narrowly avoiding buildings and cars.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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