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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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15.12.2000 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
P
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Devils Dyke,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Axon
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Paraglider pilot heard shouting during a soaring flight he turned to look behind at the moment that a hang gliders wing tip clipped the back of his harness. Both pilots landed safely.
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None |
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05.11.2000 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
CP
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Frinton,
UK
Wind Strength:
40-48 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Enterprise
Combat
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Broken clip supplied for examination. Glider negatively loaded during rigging - loud bang heard after launch - Pilot managed to land safely and discovered that the vb limiter strap has become detached due to a distorted clip.
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None |
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01.10.2000 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
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Llantysellio,
UK
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
ADG
Tigra
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Paraglider launched into very strong turbulent conditions and was immediately blown back over launch - he attempted to land but was dragged back over the hill.
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Compression fracture of two vertebrae. sprained ankle |
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04.09.2000 |
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Milk Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider |
No details.
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Possible fr collarbone |
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21.07.1919 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
20 years
1000 hours
(200 hours)
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Thurstaston Wirral Country Park,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota 2 |
Jogger running across the site not looking where she was going, ran over paraglider lines & almost tripped whist the equipment was being laid out for preflight inspection. No injuries.
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Unhurt |
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00.00.0000 |
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During initial deployment check of reserve parachute, prior to repacking, it was noticed that the webbing bridle was inserted through the deployment bag loop. When picking up the reserve, the bridle and lines did not release. Significantly more force than necessary was required to unlock this.
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00.00.0000 |
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During a kit inspection before SIV course, the potential for the reserve to deploy effectively raised a concern. The lines were stowed with a 2 stage mouth lock and the end of the bridle was used in the final stowage. When holding the reserve in the air by the bridle the whole weight of the reserve was easily supported.
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00.00.0000 |
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During test pull prior to SIV flight it was noticed that the parachute was mounted in the left side of the harness despite the bridles being routed down the right.
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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