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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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09.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
Novice
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Caburn,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Pegas
Arcus 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student struggled to ground glider after good flight and landing. Was then pulled over.
|
Torn muscle |
|
08.09.2007 |
Female
Age:
42
Rating:
Novice
|
Hells Mouth,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Student stumbled when turning to regain control of wing that had gone off to one side during reverse launch.
|
Fr elbow, knee ligament damage |
|
05.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
P
|
Bell Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Hook
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was caught out by gust during reverse launch which dragged him back into a parked car before glider brought under control.
|
None |
|
02.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
P
|
Woldingham,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
FreeX
Arcane
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level and impacted heavily.
|
Fatal. |
|
26.08.2007 |
Male
Rating:
Novice
|
Truleigh Hill
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Bright
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
While on launch run during a forward launch, canopy suffered asymmetric and pulled student over onto shoulder.
|
Fr clavicle |
|
26.08.2007 |
Male
Age:
27
Rating:
P
|
Corndon,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Trango 2.1
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot fell out of thermal while close to hillside and crashed heavily.
|
Fr ribs, internal injuries |
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25.08.2007 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
P
|
Cassino,
Italy
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Glider stalled at 3m while on finals and pilot landed heavily in seated position.
|
Fr vertebra |
|
24.08.2007 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Novice
|
Blaenavon,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Rookie
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student tripped on landing.
|
Cuts, grazed knee |
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23.08.2007 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
CP
|
Saltburn Cliffs,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Rookie
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot failed to clear a transverse ridge on final approach and landed heavily.
|
Fr l1 vertebra |
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11.08.2007 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
P
|
Milk Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered symmetric collapse at 50ft and landed heavily.
|
Fr vertebra t12, fr ankle |
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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