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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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07.08.2005 |
Female
Age:
40
Rating:
AP
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The Lawley,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 5
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Pilot used anchorman to assist in takeoff. Anchorman turned wrong way on launch and pilot went off with twist in risers causing glider to turn into hill.
|
Spr ankle |
|
07.08.2005 |
Female
Age:
27
Rating:
Novice
|
Clough Head,
UK |
Wing:
Gin
Bolero Plus |
Student was caught out by gust when standing with glider and was lifted off ground. Landed heavily.
|
Fr tib and fib |
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06.08.2005 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
P
|
Devils Dyke,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Pulsar
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot had mid-air while ridge soaring and had to deploy emergency parachute.
|
None |
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26.07.2005 |
Male
|
Pennines,
UK |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Unknown pilots intent on self training causing a pain in the Pennines. Not much can be done!
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None |
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25.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
CP
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Bo Peep,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Response M
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse while ridge soaring in thermic and turbulent conditions. Glider turned and spiraled into hill.
|
Fatal. |
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16.07.2005 |
Female
Age:
31
Rating:
CP
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Combe Gibbet,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered 40% asymmetric collapse and failed to properly control glider resulting in a heavy impact.
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Bruising, whiplash |
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16.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
P
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Smeatharpe,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Sx3
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot crashed on tow after guillotined winch line caught on base bar then fence. .
|
Fr arm, bruising, grazes |
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16.07.2005 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
Novice
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Dungiven,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Z-One
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student caught out by gust on launch. Twisted ankle badly on controlling glider.
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Fr ankle and fibula |
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16.07.2005 |
Male
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Devils Dyke,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot 360d into the hill at high speed.
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Fr leg |
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12.07.2005 |
Female
Age:
28
Rating:
Novice
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Beddingham,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima 30
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student landed heavily having gone off line during low hop flight.
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Fr fibula |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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