Heartbeat moment in the air: Cessna rams paraglider pilot in the air

Zell am See (Austria) – Dramatic scenes over the Alps: A Cessna tore up a 44-year-old Austrian woman’s paraglider in mid-air. The woman suddenly falls towards the earth in free fall – and miraculously survives almost uninjured!

On Saturday, the 44-year-old took off on a paragliding flight near the Austrian town of Zell am See. She filmed herself doing it. You can then see in the recording that she is on Instagram shared how suddenly from behind Airplane approaching at high speed. Then the heart-stopping moment: the Cessna’s propeller shreds the paraglider’s umbrella.

The pilot has nerves of steel

She immediately spins uncontrollably towards the earth in free fall! But instead of panicking, the experienced pilot had the presence of mind to reach into the footmuff of her paraglider and pull out a rescue parachute. It opens immediately, slowing the fall. Only then does she shout: “Dude! Kiss my ass!”

You can then see in the video how she manages to land safely. She can hardly believe that “other than a few nasty bruises and bruises all around, nothing really happened,” the Upper Austrian wrote in her post.

Investigations against 28-year-old Cessna pilot

According to the police, a 28-year-old from Tyrol was at the controls of the Cessna and was said to have been on a sightseeing flight. He stated that he could no longer avoid the paraglider. After the incident he ended up in Zell am See.

At the request of BILD, the explains policeto present the incident to the Salzburg public prosecutor’s office for a criminal assessment after the investigation has been completed. “The pilot is facing the offense of endangering physical safety, which is punishable by a prison sentence of up to 3 months,” an official told BILD.