Paraglider

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
21.03.2003 Male

Age:
30

Rating:
Novice



Tailbridge,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Santana

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
No details available

Lowerback
16.03.2003 Male

Age:
49

Rating:
CP



Selston,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Powered PG

Wing:
Swing
Arcus

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Rad,
mxl
No details available

None
13.03.2003 Male

Age:
25

Rating:
Novice



Darley Moor,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Atom

Launch Type:
Winch Tow
No details available

Fr ankle
02.03.2003 Female

Age:
38

Rating:
CP



Telegraph Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Xact

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
No details available

None
02.03.2003 Male

Age:
53

Rating:
CP



Bell Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
SKY PARAGLIDERS
Lift

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
No details available

Spiral oblique fracture 5th metacarpal left hand.
16.02.2003 Male

Age:
27

Rating:
CP



Nont Saras, East Bowl,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Harley
Soroco

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
No details available

Spinal fracture
14.02.2003 Female

Age:
44

Rating:
Novice



Swanborough,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Atom

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
No details available

Cuts on face
09.02.2003 Female

Age:
27

Rating:
Novice



UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Edel
Atlas

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
No details available

Suspected twisted ankle
09.02.2003 Male

Age:
36

Rating:
Novice



Benbradagh, Dungiven,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Firebird
N-Joy

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
No details available

Deep cut over right kneecap, bruising to right and left lower legs
05.02.2003 Male

Age:
40

Rating:
P



Devils Dyke,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Bibeta

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
No details available

Broken fibia & tibia left leg.
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Last updated: 1 December 2023

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