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 |
15.05.2003 |
Male
Age: 42
Rating: AP
|
Lijar, Spain
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing: Airwave Xxx
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
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Fracture 2x vertebrae, compressed 1 dics. hospital in spain (records have been kept by his doctor) |
15.05.2003 |
Male
Age: 46
Rating: Novice
|
Mere, UK
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing: GRADIENT Bright
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
Broken wrist |
12.05.2003 |
Male
Age: 31
Rating: Novice
|
Perranporth, UK
Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing: Moyes Mars 170
Launch Type: Foot (Assisted) |
No details available
|
Dislocated shoulder |
11.05.2003 |
Male
Age: 46
Rating: P
|
Sutton Meadows, UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Gusts |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing: Aeros Combat 2
Launch Type: Aero Tow |
No details available
|
Sprained right wrist, bruised right knee, 2 broken teeth |
10.05.2003 |
Male
Age: 50
Rating: CP
|
Parlick, UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Apco Sierra
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
Back and facial |
10.05.2003 |
Female
Age: 40
Rating: CP
|
Barton Airfield, UK
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Edel Apollo
Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow |
No details available
|
Severe bruising to the spinal area, whiplash injury |
10.05.2003 |
Male
Age: 15
Rating: Novice
|
Luffenham, UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Parascender
Wing: waterbird Standard
Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow |
No details available
|
Grazed left hand and bruise left shoulder and knee |
05.05.2003 |
Male
Age: 48
Rating: AP
|
Caburn, UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing: GRADIENT
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
Disclocated shoulder r/h |
04.05.2003 |
Male
Rating: CP
|
Rushop, UK
Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h
Conditions: Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing: Firebird Ignition
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
None |
04.05.2003 |
Male
Age: 60
Rating: CP
|
Foulden (Set-Aside), UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Powered HG
Wing: Airwave Doodle-Bug/Magic Iii 166
Launch Type: Powered
Engine: radne racket |
No details available
|
None |
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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