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British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association

British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

Incident Reports - Informal Investigations

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.

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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
13.06.2004 Female

Age:
41

Rating:
Novice



Kimmeridge,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts
Paraglider

Wing:
Sky
Fides

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Student launched glider asymmetrically and was pulled over and dragged for approx 6m causing damage to shoulder.

Fr shoulder
13.06.2004

By River Yarty,
UK

Conditions:
Variable
Powered PG

Wing:
Action
29

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
cyclone
Pilot landed seated and cross wind. Pilot uninjured but prop smashed and fuel tank split. Possible damage to wing.

None
13.06.2004 Male

Age:
46

Rating:
CP



Woolacombe,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Electron

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
At 10m and on finals, pilot encountered severe sink and landed very heavily.

Compressed vertebra, nerve and tissue damage
12.06.2004 Male

Age:
56

Rating:
CP



Hay Bluff,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Airwave
K4

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Pilot caught base bar on gorse bush on landing approach.

Fr arm
06.06.2004 Male

Age:
53

Rating:
CP



Kimiridge,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Xact

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot chose to take off from unsuitable area below the normal take off. He stood in rabbit hole on inflating the glider causing him to stumble and be dragged before regaining control of the glider.

Dislocated ankle, fr leg
06.06.2004 Male

Age:
43

Rating:
CP



Bewaldeth,
UK

Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Ariel Arts
Clubman 160

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Pilot decided to land and put glider in steep turn to lose height. Glider entered a tumble and impacted heavily.

10 fr ribs, punctured lung.
05.06.2004 Male

Age:
39

Rating:
Novice



Strines,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Black Magic

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student landed awkwardly having completed forward launch practice.

Fr ankle
05.06.2004 Male

Age:
41

Rating:
CP



Bell Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Firebird
Z One

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Emergency chute deployed accidentally on approach for slope landing. Pilot landed heavily.

None
03.06.2004 Male

Age:
55

Rating:
Novice



Swyne Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Firebird
Z One

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Student flared too late and caught leg under harness on landing,.

Fr leg
03.06.2004 Rating:
Novice



Mt Caburn,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student found himself 6m in the air on farward launch ground handle practice. Stalled glider and landed heavily on back.

None
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Last updated: 1 December 2023

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