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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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06.03.2004 |
Female
Age:
35
Rating:
CP
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Telegraph,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Z-One
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot flew too far back for top landing approach and was caught in rotor.
|
Fr shoulder |
|
04.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
P
|
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Pulsar Small
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot induced an accelerated symmetric collapse on an siv course. Glider entered stall and needed significant pilot input to recover. DHV 1/2 glider.
|
None |
|
04.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
63
Rating:
P
|
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot induced accelerated symmetric collapse on siv course. Glider entered stall and was difficult to recover.
|
None |
|
02.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
64
Rating:
P
|
Ibituruna,
Brazil
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Aspen
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged landing and was still in turn when landing falling onto hand.
|
Fr wrist |
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01.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
CP
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Powered HG
Wing:
Airwave
K5
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
mosquito |
Pilot took off with high angle of attack and stalled one wing at 15ft.
|
Fr arm |
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15.02.2004 |
Male
Age:
21
Rating:
Novice
|
Marina Farm,
Kenya
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student did not run on landing and stuck legs out spraining right ankle.
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Spr ankle |
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15.02.2004 |
Male
Age:
24
Rating:
Novice
|
Kenya
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Glider went off to one side on launch and student was pulled over spraining his ankle.
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Spr ankle |
|
11.02.2004 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
CP
|
Taucho,
Spain
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Tetra
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot tripped while attempting a forward launch.
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Fr wrist |
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02.02.2004 |
Male
Age:
55
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Beer Head,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Litespeed
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot took off with too high angle of attack and stalled a wing due to a combination of flying too slowly and having fuzzy hair.
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Concussion, fuzzy hair. |
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20.01.2004 |
Female
Age:
29
Rating:
Novice
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Sheruti Hill,
Kenya
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student fell forward onto hands and knees on landing causing some bruising to finger.
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Bruised finger |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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