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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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15.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
26
Rating:
Novice
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Dalefoot,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student twisted ankle while attempting a reverse launch.
|
Fr ankle |
|
12.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
Novice
|
Big Colin,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
N-Joy
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
On initiating a reverse launch student hesitated when turning allowing the wing to overfly him. Pulled muscle running to get under wing.
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Pulled muscle in leg |
|
12.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
CP
|
Blorenge,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 4
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot 360d with insufficient height above ridge. Landed heavily downwind on top of ridge.
|
Spr ankle |
|
10.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
CP
|
Plaine Joux,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Zulu S
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse when entering lift. Glider entered spin/spiral and pilot hit slope before regaining control. pilot was over weight range which may have hindered recovery in this instance.
|
Fr femur, tib and fib |
|
09.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
P
|
Bee Sands,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Grid
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot dislocated shoulder while collapsing glider after landing.
|
Dislo shoulder |
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08.04.2007 |
Rating:
Novice
|
Muggery,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima 27
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student sat down on landing and twisted ankle.
|
Fr ankle |
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07.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
Novice
|
Steyning Bowl,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Coral
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student was caught out by gust while preparing to launch and was dragged through nettles.
|
Grazes and muscle strain |
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06.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
CP
|
Butser North,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bolero Plus
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot had mid-air with model aircraft. No damage sustained. .
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06.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
Novice
|
Beddingham,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima 30
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student lifted legs during practice inflation run and came down on backside.
|
Bruised back |
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06.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
CP
|
Beddingham,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot struck fence post with foot while ridge soaring.
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Fr tib/fib |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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