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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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24.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
CP
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Ffochiw,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Jive
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Inexperienced pilot flew into the rear of another PG. His canopy suffered an asymmetric collapse followed by a 90 degree turn resulting in downwind track. The canopy dived forward and did not regain normal flight before the pilot impacted the hill.
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Fracture to upper arm, 2 suspected fractured vertibrae, air helicopter to prnce charles hospital- merthyr |
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24.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
34
Rating:
CP
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Ffochiw,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Jive
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Inexperienced pilot launched and gained height and flew into the rear of another airborne pilot - the canopy striking the airborne pilots body. The canopy of the lower pilot collapsed completey and the pilot fell 100ft to the ground.
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23.07.2002 |
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Cox Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Student stepped on his own leg as landed. Canopy was penduluming sideways at the time.
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Broken leg- abulance to hospital |
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22.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
P
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Rosen Garten Dolomites,
Italy
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Groove
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot attempting to utilise lift whilst low and in the lee of a tree line. His canopy suffered a collapse and then entered a spiral dive. The pilot impacted the slope.
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Broken ankle and 2 broken vertibrae l1 & l4 |
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21.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
CP
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Bell Hill, Blandford,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Atlas
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Inexperienced pilot dragged backwards during attempted launch.
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21.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
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Abertysswg,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix |
Low level collapse due to turbulence - pilot impacted hill having failed to make correct recovery inputs.
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Fatal. |
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21.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
P
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UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Flying Planet- Spirit
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst thermal soaring in strng conditions the pilot over controlled the canopy causing it to spin. He immediately threw his emergency parachute which successfully deployed. .
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Sore back |
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20.07.2002 |
Male
Rating:
P
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Barton,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Serek
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
During tow launch the weak link broke. The protective muff remained attached to the tow line therefore the unprotected end recoiled and hit the pilot in the mouth.
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Impact to top lip and frount tooth |
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20.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
CP
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Butser West,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Alvion Elan
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Midair collision with model aircraft - hang glider continued to fly unaffected, model broke in impact.
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20.07.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
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Bell Hill, Blandford,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider |
HG pilot noticed PG being blown backwards towards his parked glider. PG was blown over flat HG. HG pilot caught PG tip lines deflating the canopy.
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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