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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 paraglider wings 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 2346 entries for paraglider wings
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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30.12.2008 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
CP
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Barkin Fell,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mentor
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot encountered severe sink immediately after takeoff and landed heavily.
|
Dislocated shoulder |
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22.12.2008 |
Female
Age:
33
Rating:
CP
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Hells Mouth,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot stalled glider at approx 15ft while on tow and landed heavily on back.
|
Fr vertebra |
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02.11.2008 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
Novice
|
Ligzira,
Morocco |
Paraglider
Wing:
Flying Planet
Spirit
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student let off brakes on shallow slope launch causing glider to dive forward and student struck boulder with foot.
|
Fr ankle |
|
26.10.2008 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
AP
|
Rotang Pass,
India
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Zulu Explorer
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was caught out by change of expected wind direction on approach. Elected to land beside river as only available option. Glider landed in river and pilot was dragged into fast flowing water. Dragged 200m before able to escape.
|
Bruising |
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24.10.2008 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
CP
|
Butser Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky
Brontes
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was caught out by drop in wind speed and elected to slope land. Pilot applied both brakes to avoid bushes but glider then dived forward and pilot landed heavily.
|
Fr foot |
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28.09.2008 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
Novice
|
Wether Fell,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
U-Turn
Infinity
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student drifted too far back while ridge soaring and collided with stone wall.
|
Fr both ankles and a wrist. |
|
28.09.2008 |
Male
Age:
41
|
Leadlich,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bolero 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse then spiral to ground flying in increasingly windy and turbulent conditions.
|
Fr pelvis, nerve damage. |
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21.09.2008 |
Male
Rating:
P
|
Talybont,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mamboo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot spun glider attempting low level turn having run out of landing options.
|
None |
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20.09.2008 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
CP
|
Loose Bottom,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport 1
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered collapse at low level and landed in tree having come very close to another pilot who had hit severe sink.
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Facial lacerations, injured knee, neck pain. |
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20.09.2008 |
Male
Age:
24
Rating:
CP
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Loose Bottom,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Summit 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot encountered severe sink in close proximity to another (lower) glider. In sinking, passed very close to other glider which subsequently collapsed and landed in a tree causing injury to the other pilot.
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None |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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