Paramotor makes emergency landing in ocean off North Carolina. Pilot recovered
A paramotor craft was forced to make an emergency landing in the Atlantic, leaving the pilot adrift off the North Carolina coast, rescuers say.
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It happened just after 6 p.m. Tuesday near the Town of Oak Island, about a 160-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
“Public Safety departments … responded to a report of an emergency ocean landing by a paramotor craft, after a section of cable became lodged in the craft’s propeller,” the town said in a Sept. 1 news release.
“The pilot and craft were both brought to shore, where the pilot was evaluated onsite with no apparent serious injuries. The craft, including the sealed fuel tank, was recovered from the ocean.”
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An investigation confirmed the incident did not cause any environmental contamination, officials said.
The identity of the pilot was not released.
Paramotor craft combine a paraglider wing and a harness-mounted engine with propeller, and they can fly at speeds near 45 mph, according to The World Air Sports Federation.
“Each pilot flies solo, and takes-off on foot from a standing start on the ground,” the federation says. “Paramotoring (also known as powered paragliding) enables the pilot to take off from level ground unassisted and climb to altitude; there is no need to launch from a hill or high ground.”
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