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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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08.08.2004 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
AP
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Puncho,
France
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Ls4 S
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot stalled having pushed out to miss trees on landing.
|
Fr collar bone, shoulder and ribs |
|
07.08.2004 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
AP
|
Kip Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Avax Rs
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot had mid air while thermalling in competition. Some damage to other pilots wing.
|
None |
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06.08.2004 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
Novice
|
Compton Bowl,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Reggae
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student tripped on take off and fell heavily on arm.
|
Fr arm |
|
05.08.2004 |
Female
Age:
16
Rating:
Novice
|
Lincon Showground,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Parascender
Wing:
Sportlite
Paracommander
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Pilot landed heavily after weak link broke during tow.
|
Bruised head |
|
04.08.2004 |
Male
Age:
34
Rating:
P
|
Mynydd Meio,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse from turbulence from another glider. Landed heavily.
|
Minor bruising and scrapes |
|
04.08.2004 |
Female
Age:
46
Rating:
Novice
|
Lincon Showground,
UK |
Parascender
Wing:
Sportlite
Paracommander
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Pilot tripped on landing.
|
Fr tib fib |
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03.08.2004 |
Male
Age:
77
Rating:
P
|
Ringstead,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Grid
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot flew into hill having failed to notice that the wind had shifted to a direction too far off the hill to provide much lift.
|
Fr spine |
|
02.08.2004 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
|
Mam Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Bright
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Low airtime pilot caught out by windy conditions pulled big ears having already applied full speed bar! Resulted in full frontal collapse and subsequant cascade sequence until impact.
|
Bruised ribs |
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01.08.2004 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
Novice
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High & Over,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot landed heavily having lost height on approach to landing.
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Twisted knee |
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31.07.2004 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
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A53,
UK |
Powered HG
Wing:
Solar Wings
Rumour
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
mosquito |
Pilot encountered turbulence on approach and landed heavily.
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Bruising |
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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