Accident to the paramotor Dudek Warp 2 identified 95AKI on 10/05/2024 at Auvers-sur-Oise

During a cross-country flight to test a new wing, the pilot performed figure-of-eight turns during which the microlight descended 450 ft in less than a minute. He and the pilot accompanying him then coordinated on the flight destination, with no mention of any intention to perform additional manoeuvres. A few dozen seconds later, while the microlight was in a left turn, the wing entered an accelerating spiral dive. The pilot was unable to regain control of the wing and the microlight collided with the ground. The low height at the time of the spiral dive left the pilot little time to
exit it.

The thermal runaway of the battery was very probably caused by the microlight hitting the ground.