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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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28.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
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Mt Caburn,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport 1
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot crashed into hillside having misjudged proximity to hill when avoiding another glider.
|
Fr vertebra l1 |
|
28.08.2005 |
Female
Age:
43
Rating:
P
|
Ringstead,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot flew into turbulence having failed to notice wind had veered.
|
Fr pelvis, fr femur, fr arm |
27.08.2005
Formal Report |
Male
Rating:
P
|
Milk Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric colapse at low level and spiralled into hillside.
|
Fatal. |
|
21.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
AP
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Long Mynd,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Trango 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot entered spin flying too slowly when thermalling and crashed into hillside.
|
Fr wrist |
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20.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
Novice
|
Catacol,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Wave
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
2 students collided but flew on and landed safely. Minor damage to one of the gliders.
|
None |
|
20.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
P
|
Combe Gibbit,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Astral 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot landed in trees having encountered sink while trying to get back to ridge.
|
None |
|
18.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
P
|
Captain Cook,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 6
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot attempted to slope land having failed to find thermal on light wind day. Pilot landed in bracken and struck foot on hidden boulder.
|
Fr heal, pelvis, sacrum |
|
18.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
P
|
Babadag,
Turkey
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Zoom
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric (on hill side) while close to top of hill. Recovered glider but could not avoid impact with hill.
|
Fr coccyx fr shoulder |
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16.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
25
Rating:
Novice
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Steyning Bowl,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Trekking
Sunbeam
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student tripped on landing.
|
None |
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07.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
P
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Tremaen,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 5
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot landed then took off again having waited for thermic cycle to come through. Unfortunately he did not pre-flight check and took off with twisted risers resulting in a spin and heavy impact.
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Fr vertebra |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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