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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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11.12.2004 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
P
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Llantisilo,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky
Brontes
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot crashed into rocky hill/cliff while ridge soaring. Possibly due to spin.
|
Head injuries |
|
11.12.2004 |
Male
Age:
76
Rating:
P
|
Lower Famara,
Spain
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Mistral 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot spun glider at low level. Seen to be flying with half brake on approach then further turn invoked spin. Pilot was trying to land by wind sock!.
|
Fr femur fr ribs |
|
10.12.2004 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
P
|
Atherfield,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Bionic
Bionic 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
On testing a demo Bionic 2 paraglider resulted in unstable oscillation when central control line fully deployed. Glider flew ok if control line only pulled half way or less.
|
None |
|
08.12.2004 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
Novice
|
Bo Peep,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Fiesta 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student stumbled in long grass on landing.
|
Fr wrist |
|
05.12.2004 |
Male
Age:
27
Rating:
Novice
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Fiesta Ii
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student failed to keep hands high while releasing from tow line and caused glider to stall resulting in a heavy landing.
|
Dislo elbow |
|
04.12.2004 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
Novice
|
Kennel Farm,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Hi Way
Stubby
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student went off line slightly but then pulled bar in on landing instead of flaring resulting in heavy landing.
|
Fr arm |
|
14.11.2004 |
Male
Age:
47
|
Smeatharpe,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
|
Tug pilot landed short after engine failure and crashed into earth bank.
|
Minor cots and bruises, whiplash |
|
14.11.2004 |
Male
Age:
71
Rating:
CP
|
Perranporth
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Flame
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Glider suffered asymmetric collapse having spun at low level due to excessive control input.
|
Fr ribs and multiple internal |
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13.11.2004 |
Male
Age:
49
Rating:
CP
|
Devils Dyke,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airbourne
Sting
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Airprox with Police helicopter.
|
None |
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05.11.2004 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
CP
|
Devils Dyke,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot had midair collision on crowded site. Glider entered spin and pilot landed heavily.
|
None |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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