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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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31.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
18
Rating:
Novice
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Compton Bowl,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Reggae
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student flew into hill while attempting a top to bottom flight with turns.
|
Bruised foot |
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31.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
CP
|
Ringstead,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Wave
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged site and airflow resulting in a water landing. No dry option. V lucky!
|
None |
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30.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
34
Rating:
Novice
|
Wetton,
UK |
Paraglider |
Student fractured collar bone while practicing PLFs prior to flight training.
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Fr clavicle |
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17.05.2005 |
Female
Age:
46
Rating:
P
|
Smeatharpe,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Sx2
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot stalled glider during winch launch after pushing bar out having foolishly anticipated increased winch tension that did not materialise due to mechanical failure.
|
Bruises and grazing. |
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17.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
Novice
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Truleigh Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student suffered asymmetric collapse at 10m and hit hillside.
|
Fr heel |
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15.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Novice
|
Curium,
Cyprus
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student allowed glider to overfly on launch pulling pilot over.
|
Minor abrasions to face, arm and calf |
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15.05.2005 |
Female
Age:
14
Rating:
Novice
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Luffenham,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Parascender
Wing:
Paracommander
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Student landed heavilly on one foot.
|
None |
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15.05.2005 |
Male
Age:
65
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Penmaen Bach,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
|
Pilot witnessed not wearing helmet.
|
None |
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09.05.2005 |
Male
Rating:
CP
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Combe Gibbet,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Promise
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot initiated symmetric collapse by pulling b rather than a lines for big ears. Glider then entered spin with cravatte.
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None |
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23.04.2005 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
P
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St Cyrus,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Quarx
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot stalled glider by flying too slowly and in wrong area.
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Bruised back |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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