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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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15.05.2004 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
SPHG
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UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Powered PG
Wing:
Ozone
Mcdaddy
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
Fly,
p130 |
At 50m when pilot and passenger were getting into their seats, the risers became twisted resulting in the pilot losing control. They crashed heavily with the passenger sustaining severe injuries.
|
Fr wrist, fr collar bone |
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14.05.2004 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Novice
|
Moel Wnion,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Bright
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student became confused on approach and landed downwind (no PLF) thinking he was into wind.
|
Fr heel |
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14.05.2004 |
Male
Rating:
P
|
Blorenge,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vulcan
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot discovered the The Loft had replaced lines incorrectly during a service causing the glider to be deformed in flight. Pilot was not able to discover fault during pre-flight check as all looked ok.
|
None |
|
07.05.2004 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
Novice
|
Fochriw,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student failed to control glider having made a successful top landing. Glider pulled student over causing 2 broken fingers.
|
2 fr fingers |
|
07.05.2004 |
Male
Age:
25
Rating:
Novice
|
Abertysswg,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Hi Way
Stubby
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Student lost concentration and pushed out instead of pulling in causing glider to stall.
|
None |
|
02.05.2004 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
Novice
|
Mt Caburn,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bolero
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student became boxed in by another pilot and crashed having taken avoiding action.
|
Fr ankle |
|
02.05.2004 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
P
|
Bewaldeth,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bonanza
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse in rough thermic conditions which developed into a rotation. Pilot deployed reserve and landed safely though dragged on landing due to strong wind.
|
None |
|
30.04.2004 |
Male
Age:
35
|
UK |
Powered HG
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
mosquito |
Pilot discovered torn zip line attachment which could have resulted in the line reaching the prop with serious consequences.
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None |
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24.04.2004 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
Novice
|
Muggery Bottom,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Coral
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student went over on ankle while ground handling.
|
Spr ankle |
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24.04.2004 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Novice
|
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 4
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student failed to control glider after aborted take off. Glider reinflated and lifted student approx 2m into the air before dumping him back down heavily.
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Fr fibula |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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