What happened
On July 16, 2016, a student paraglider was performing a winch-assisted launch in Borsk. The student, who was in the process of completing the first stage of training and had previously completed four flights, was conducting the second of two planned launches for the day. The launch took place in wind conditions of approximately 1-2 m/s.
As the paraglider reached an altitude of about 3 meters, the student applied the control lines. Despite receiving radio instructions from the instructor, the student failed to respond correctly, instead pulling and releasing the lines alternately. Due to the student's erratic behavior, the instructor ordered the winch launch to be aborted. At the time of the abort, the student was at an altitude of between 10 and 15 meters.
Following the termination of the winch assistance, the NEMO 2 XL (Dudek Paragliders) wing began to dive and accelerate. The instructor continued to issue landing commands via radio, but the student did not react appropriately. Consequently, the wing was not braked before touchdown, and the flight path was not leveled. This resulted in a hard landing with increased forward speed and descent rate, causing the student to sustain a right ankle injury.