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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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10.05.2006 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Novice
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White Pike,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Flite
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student did not flare fully on landing so landed quicker than expected. Stuck out foot which caught on rough ground.
|
Dislo ankle, fr tibia |
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08.05.2006 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
CP
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North Cliff,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
Eagle 164
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot mistimed flare and landed heavily having been cut away from aborted winch tow.
|
Bruising |
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07.05.2006 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
Novice
|
Castle Moreton,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Xact
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student stalled glider at 20 - 30 ft and landed heavily.
|
Fr wrist, fr l3 vertebra |
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05.05.2006 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
P
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Shining Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot launched into strong thermal and suffered an asymmetric collapse before being dumped back onto hill. Pilot blames overconfidence and underestimating gust strength.
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Fr fibula |
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30.04.2006 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
Novice
|
Woldingham Valley,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Flying Planet
Syrius
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student mistimed flare on ground skimming flight and landed heavilly.
|
Fr fibula |
|
29.04.2006 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
P
|
Comb Gibbet,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered extreme turbulence while ridge soaring and lost control of glider. Chose to immediately throw emergency chute (at approx 200ft) and landed safely. Pilot states that numerous deployment practices at BFR saved his life.
|
Bruising |
|
29.04.2006 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
CP
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Maiden Castle,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Z One
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot hit sink while ridge soaring and slope landed. Landing was fast and heavy.
|
Fr ankle |
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29.04.2006 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
CP
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Odonnells Rock,
Ireland
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport 1
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered 50%+ asymmetric collapse at 50-60ft while on approach to top land. Glider entered rapid spiral and crashed before pilot could recover.
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Fr l4 vertebra |
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27.04.2006 |
Male
Age:
46
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UK |
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Flying Planet parachute inner container found to be sticky causing possible deployment issues.
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None |
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24.04.2006 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
P
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Rushup Edge,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Mac
Eden 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level and spiraled into hill.
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Fr elbow |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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