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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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13.04.2001 |
Male
Age:
54
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Cranes Corner,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Hi Way
Stubby
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student veered off course during tow launch, attempted to correct the turn but had insufficient airspeed, Student swung through control frame.
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Broken upper arm. |
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10.04.2001 |
Male
Age:
29
Rating:
P
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UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
APCO
Futura |
Canopy fabric discovered to be 1/2 the minimum strength during inspection.
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03.04.2001 |
Male
Age:
55
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Reading Leisure Centre Repack,
UK |
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At BFR reserve deployed with centre pull line over canopy, - re-packed inside out.
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01.04.2001 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
CP
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Babadag,
Turkey
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Carbon
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot attempted to launch was dragged and became tangled in the lines of his friends canopy and then became airborne with friends canopy wrapped around his head. Another pilot assisted in bringing him down.
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Grazes. |
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31.03.2001 |
Male
Age:
47
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Lady Manners School Buxton,
UK |
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Re-pack night several parachute problems discovered.
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18.03.2001 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
P
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Kennedy Near Nice,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
K4
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilkot realised wind strength had picked up considerably during flight decided to fly xc to a flatter area to land. Landed in very strong wind, was blown backward into trees.
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Compound fracture right tibia and fibula. |
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14.03.2001 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
CP
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Kennedy, France,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Avian
Clubman 160
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot clipped tree during landing approach.
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Slight bruising. |
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03.03.2001 |
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Big Fat Repack,
UK |
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Numerous emergency parachute problems discovered at Big fat Re-pack.
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03.03.2001 |
Male
Age:
30
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Dales Repack Night,
UK |
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Re-pack night, several parachute problems discovered.
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25.02.2001 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
AP
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Thornhill,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Klassic
Launch Type:
Aero Tow |
Pilot on first aerotow foot launch flight, ran too fast on launch resulting in no line tension the glider started to fly but the pilot was unable to keep up with it, glider stalled and was pulled into the ground.
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Spiral fracture left humerus with nerve damage. nerve palsy radial. |
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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