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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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18.11.2002 |
Female
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
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Beer Head,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged landing approach and impacted the hill.
|
Stiff sore. nothing serious |
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06.11.2002 |
Male
Age:
23
Rating:
CP
|
Alfamar, Spain,
Spain
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Aircus (M)
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged landing approach and landed in wind shadow behind buildings.
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Small fracture to the lower right fibula at ankle |
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04.11.2002 |
Male
Age:
66
Rating:
P
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Cold Norton,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Powered HG
Wing:
Solar Wings
Rumour 2
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
RADNE 120 |
Prop shaft support block came loose causing prop shaft to wander which resulted in thrust line changing and bad left turn.
|
None |
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30.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
CP
|
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Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus |
Worn pulleys discovered to be causing damage to the control lines.
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24.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
23
Rating:
CP
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Peters Paradise Greece,
GR
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilots foot trapped when he released speed bar, canopy suffered a collapse, pilot seen to be applying too much control during descent. IMpacted ground hard.
|
None |
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18.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
CP
|
Peters Paradise Epidaunos,
GR
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Canopy over flew pilot whilst attempting to launch - pilot fell over.
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Fractured radius |
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13.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
39
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Icaro
Mars
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Glider drifted off to the right during low tow launch, student turned right instead of left causing glider to turn more quickly, impacted the ground heavily.
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Bruised eye, stiff neck (later) |
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12.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
P
|
Bell Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Xtralite
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
No details available
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12.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
CP
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Bell Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Pulse
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
No details available
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12.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
CP
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Bell Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Calypso
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
No details available
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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