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 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.
| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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27.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
31
|
Whetton,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student failed to follow radio instructions and flew into an area of turbulence, canopy collapse (50%) piutched down and left into rocks.
|
Poss : fr vertebra, l femur, r ankle, head injury not specified, , bleeding from femur area. |
|
27.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
CP
|
Parlick,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Atlas
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot realised too late that he was flying downwind with insufficeint height - impacted steep part of the hill.
|
Bennetts fracture to right thumb. deep gash in right shin. |
|
26.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
42
|
Muggery Bottom,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Spectra
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student turned left into the hill rather than right as instructed.
|
Suspected fractured foot. |
|
23.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
CP
|
Brighstone,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Atto
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot injured foot during gentle lanbding.
|
Torn quadriceps tendon above knee joint. |
|
22.07.2001 |
Male
|
Compton Bowl,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Reggae
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student landed feet first on the side of the hill after instructions over the radio were ignored.
|
Bruised lower back. |
|
22.07.2001 |
Female
Age:
25
|
Compton Bowl,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Reggae
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student attempting top landing landed seated, canopy fell sideways.
|
Sprained ankle |
|
22.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
CP
|
Freathy,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Sportster
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot allow a turn to develop whilst launching his hang glider resulting in his right wingtip contacting the ground and the glider spinning into the hill. All this took place after 2 hours of paragliding.
|
Fr ribs, collar bone, 3 crushed vertebrae,nose. internal injuries to lungs etc. frontal dislocation of left femur. cuts to face etc. |
|
20.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
CP
|
Lejar S.e.,
Spain
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Canopy suffered large collapse during top to bottom flight, parachute deployed, did not open, pilot impacted mountain side.
|
Fr pelvis, 10 fractured ribs, lung damage. |
|
16.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
|
Muggery Bottom,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Fiesta
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Canopy suffered collapse during landing approach.
|
None |
|
04.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
CP
|
Plaine Joux,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
FreeX
Flair
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot flying slowly during landing approach stalled through wind gradient.
|
Sprained ankle. |
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