Incident reports received by the BHPA are available in summary form on this page. If you're looking for reports of formal investigations undertaken in the case of a serious incident, please visit our Incident Reports (formal investigations) page.
Incident reports for all wing types are displayed below in summary form.
The BHPA incident reports database is fully searchable. To refine your search you can specify a particular wing type and select "or" or "and". For example, if you want to search for paraglider incidents at Hay Bluff, for best search results select paraglider from the drop down list and the "and" option.
If available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.
Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
15.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 69
Rating: P
Flying Experience: 49 years 1000 hours (12 hours)
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Montellano, Spain
Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h
Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: Firebird Raven
Launch Type: Foot |
Flying in crowded conditions pilot suffered a symmetric collapse. Combination of wake turbulence and thermic turbulence suspected. Pilot was concerned that he focused on recovering glider and not at available height and parachute deployment.
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Unhurt |
15.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 39
Rating: Trainee
Flying Experience: 10 years
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Woldingham Valley, UK
Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Freex Freex trainer
Launch Type: Foot |
Student stumbled during reverse inflation attempt and caught finger on ground.
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Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
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08.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 29
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 11 years
|
The Warren, UK
Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h
Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Advance Alpha 5
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot misjudged approach height and over flew landing area. Pilot landed in the sea but was able to get away from his glider immediately.
|
Unhurt |
05.03.2014 |
Male
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 25 hours (4 hours)
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Beer Head
Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h
Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot made approach with insufficient height and from wrong direction in prevailing conditions. Got caught in rotor and landed heavily.
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Minor Injuries |
04.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 53
Rating: AP
Flying Experience: 26 years 210 hours (50 hours)
|
Valle de Bravo, Mexico
Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h
Conditions: Very Strong, Strong Turbulence |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing: Avian Cheetah Evo
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot crashed into hedge having ran out of landing options attempting to maximise distance in a competition. Pilot had assumed he would reach lift coming from a ridge but the lift was too violent to utilise.
|
Seriously Injured |
01.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 24
Rating: Pilot hill,tow,aerotow,power and air experience instructor dual aerotow
Flying Experience: 17 years 350 hours (30 hours)
|
Sywell Aerodrome, UK
Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing: Wills wings Talon 150
Launch Type: Aero Tow |
While undergoing a trolly launch the glider wheel became caught on the trolly. The glider slewed off to one side and crashed heavily.
|
Minor Injuries, Head Injuries
|
01.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 32
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 14 years 118 hours (5 hours)
|
Barton on Sea, UK
Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: Ozone Mojo
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot took off with a twisted brake line. He attempted to get height to sort it out but sunk out and crashing on to a ledge.
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Minor Injuries, Thoracic Spine
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01.03.2014 |
Female
Rating: Pilot (Hill+Tow)
Flying Experience: 350 hours (10 hours)
|
Stanage
Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Ozone Rush 3
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot narrowly avoided a midair collision while soaring in light conditions on a busy ridge.
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Unhurt |
01.03.2014 |
Male
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 70 hours (13 hours)
|
Stannage Edge
Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Niviuk Artik 3
Launch Type: Foot |
While soaring on a busy ridge the pilot found himself in a situation where he had to take rapid evasive action to avoid a collision with another paraglider. Both pilots took avoiding action and narrowly missed a collision.
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Unhurt |
01.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 40
Rating: P
Flying Experience: 155 hours (15 hours)
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Stanage, UK
Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Air Design Rise
Launch Type: Foot |
While ridge soaring at approx 25m AGL two gliders were heading in the same direction down the ridge. One slightly in front and lower than the other. At the end of the beat the lower, lead glider turned and was pushed out from the ridge by the terrain. The gliders narrowly missed each other.
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Unhurt |
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