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 |
08.01.2006 |
Male
Age: 38
Rating: P
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Sierra Nevada, Spain
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Paraglider
Wing: Windtech Tempest
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot over controlled glider while attempting to land in a tricky landing area. Glider dived towards ground - pilot saved further injury by PLF.
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Fr tib and fib |
20.12.2005 |
Male
Age: 46
Rating: P
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Heresfield, UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Trekking Urraco
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged approach and caught wing tip in tree resulting in crash landing. Plf saved injury.
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None |
06.12.2005 |
Male
Age: 29
Rating: CP
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Mala, Lanzarote, Spain
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing: Gradient Bright
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged landing approach and landed on parked hang glider.
|
Bruised hip, grazed hand |
23.11.2005 |
Male
Age: 22
Rating: Novice
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Merthyr, UK
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Advance Alpha 3
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Student landed awkwardly and sprained ankle.
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Spr ankle |
22.11.2005 |
Female
Age: 40
Rating: CP
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Algodonales, Spain
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Sky Fides
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse on approach at approx. 50ft due to rotor from building. Glider then entered rapid spiral into ground.
|
Fr vertabra |
20.11.2005 |
Male
Age: 43
Rating: P
|
Wether Fell, UK
Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Paraglider
Wing: Up Makalu
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot caught out by wave and suffered asymmetric collapse. Turned 180 degrees in recovery and crashed into hillside.
|
Fr tib and fib |
13.11.2005 |
Male
Rating: CP
|
North Hill, Minehead, UK
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing: Wills Wing Eagle
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Pilot landed heavily on light wind landing but did not let go of the uprights breaking both arms.
|
Fr arms |
31.10.2005 |
Female
Age: 28
Rating: Novice
|
Gelli Gaer, UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Advance Alpha 3
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Student lost control of glider while ground handling and was pulled over.
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Grazed knees |
20.10.2005 |
Male
Age: 47
Rating: CP
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Ontur, Spain
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing: Wills Wing Eagle
Launch Type: Aero Tow |
Pilot locked out on aerotow and crashed into hangar.
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Fr wrist, concusion |
20.10.2005 |
Male
Age: 32
Rating: Novice
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Ontur, Spain
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Paraglider
Wing: Ozone Mojo
Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Canopy developed cravat on launch and pilot pendulumed through having miscontrolled recovery.
|
Fr heel |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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