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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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01.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
39
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Serra Do Loranco,
Spain
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Icaro
Laminar Mrx 2001st13
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot forced to land on wheels after xc flight. Wheels snagged in ruts in the field the pilot swung through control frame.
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Dislocated elbow. |
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28.06.2001 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
|
Letale,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Mistral
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Wind direction turned through 90 degrees during landing approach causing the canopy to stall.
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Fr femur and rib. |
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24.06.2001 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
CP
|
Fochrhiw,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
G Sport
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot overshot landing area, attempted to slow the glider down as he was gliding down a sloping field canopy stalled.
|
Fr pelvis, fr wrist, fr rib. |
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23.06.2001 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
P
|
Mendlesham,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Solar Wings
Rumour 2
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot drifted off line during tow flight after long lay-off, the tow was aborted and the pilot crashed in long grass.
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Sprained neck |
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23.06.2001 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
|
Trehane,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Gradient Sapphire
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot suffered line break during tow launch, following release canopy entered a spin and did not recover before impacting the ground.
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Severe bruising. |
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22.06.2001 |
Female
Age:
39
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Chillerton Down,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bolero M
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student fell over whilst attempting slope landing.
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Fr wrist |
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17.06.2001 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
CP
|
Curium Ridge, Cyprus.,
Cyprus
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron Large
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot tried to remain airborne in weak conditions, sank too low to reach a safe landing field, landed heavily in unsuitable (small, fenced) area.
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Fr lower left leg. |
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15.06.2001 |
Female
Age:
23
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Dune Du Pyla,
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student misjudged landing approach which resulted in her having insufficient height to make her final turn, crashed dsuring the turn.
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Fractured right fibula. |
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12.06.2001 |
Male
Age:
21
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Pen Hale,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Harmony
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
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Torn ligament/tendon left knee. |
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11.06.2001 |
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Cheiron,
France
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
No details available
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Gashed leg |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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