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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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05.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
AP
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Glyders,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Magic Fr3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse in turbulent conditions. Glider recovered with cravatte leading to spiral. pilot deployed emergency chute but landed among rocks sustaining bruising.
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Bruises |
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30.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
CP
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Coniston Old Man,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot flared on landing in breeze and was lifted back up and dumped in gully.
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Bruising, cut hand |
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28.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
P
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Mundesley,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Grid
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged approach in strong conditions and landed on car roof.
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25.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
AP
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Cairnwell,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Mustang 1
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was pulled off feet and dragged across when thermal came through during launch.
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Cuts and bruises |
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24.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
P
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Barton-On-Sea,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Aspen 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot failed to notice change in wind conditions and failed to make landing area, landing in sea in 2ft of water.
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21.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
CP
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The Gyrn,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Z-One
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Low airtime pilot caught out by change of wind direction. Ended up flying downwind close to hill and collided with fence.
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Cuts and bruises |
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21.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
P
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Col de Forclaz,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Boomerang Sport
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot crashed into side of mountain while scratching close in light conditions.
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Fr pelvis, fr vertebrae, fr ribs, internals. |
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20.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
P
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St Bees Cliffs,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 6
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged wind direction and ended up losing height quicker than expected forcing him to land on a cliff. Pilot was rescued by RAF helicopter.
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17.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
AP
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Combe Gibbet,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot took off in breezy conditions with cravatte in one wingtip. Slipped on landing but no injuries.
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15.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
P
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Wether Fell,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Artax
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst distracted by a paraglider flying erratically, pilot then had mid-air with another paraglider.
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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