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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 are available in summary form for the following wing types:
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.
There are 3108 entries for all wing types
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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16.08.2006 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
Novice
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East Hill ,Rothbury,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Avian
Elan
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot took off on top to bottom flight but flew too slowly. Glider entered slow turn then crashed into hillside.
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Fr cheek, nose and punctured lungs. |
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14.08.2006 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
P
|
Clough Head,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bonanza
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Glider entered deep stall just prior to top landing. Pilot had pulled in big big ears to descend through lift. Pilot recovered from stall and landed safely.
|
None |
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10.08.2006 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
Novice
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
Condor |
Student fell forward while practising running with glider.
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Dislo shoulder |
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08.08.2006 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
CP
|
Llangollen,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Oasis
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered collapse on approach due to rotor.
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Fr wrist and pelvis |
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05.08.2006 |
Male
Age:
34
Rating:
Novice
|
Brandon West,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Aeros
Target
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot fell forward on landing and struck elbow on hard (no rain) ground.
|
Fr elbow |
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04.08.2006 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
Novice
|
Telegraph Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
N Joy
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student flared late and insufficiently positive, with outstretched legs.
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Bruised feet |
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03.08.2006 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
CP
|
Combe Gibbet,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Atlas
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot landed going backwards having made poor decision to fly in strengthening conditions.
|
None |
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27.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
Novice
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Aeros
Target
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot flared glider to land before losing speed and climbed to 10-15ft. Pilot sprained ankle on touching down.
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Spr ankle |
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23.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
CP
|
Long Mynd,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Aeron
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered symmetric collapse on approach then entered spin. Emergency chute thrown but became entangled in lines and did not deploy. Gathered in for second throw but paraglider now in normal flight. Pilot hung onto chute and landed normally.
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None |
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20.07.2006 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
CP
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Les Riunettes,
Switzerland
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Confidence
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
While flying low over alpine trees the pilot took both controls in one hand to switch vario off and on. Whilst not in full control of the glider, a thermal came through and pushed the pilot back into the trees.
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None |
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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