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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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04.11.2006 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
AP
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Frocester,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Tycoon
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot caught harness in tree tops while scratching in light conditions. Glider overflew then collapsed and pulled pilot into hillside.
|
Fr vertebra, fr pelvis, internal injuries |
|
19.10.2006 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
AP
|
Roque Brune,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Mustang
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Having completed a series of acro manoeuvres, pilot did not leave enough height to make landing area resulting in water landing.
|
None |
|
17.10.2006 |
Male
Age:
24
Rating:
Novice
|
Col De Bleyne,
France
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Flying Planet
Syrius
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot launched but wing came up unevenly causing pilot to go off to one side landing heavily .
|
Bruised thigh |
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13.10.2006 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
P
|
St Andre,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot stumbled back having landed and put excessive weight on outstretched hand/wrist.
|
Fr wrist |
|
06.10.2006 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
|
Kyrenia,
Cyprus
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bolero Plus
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot missed tangled line during pre-flight check. Took off and glider turned to left. Pilot stalled glider while trying to maintain safe course.
|
Fr l1 vertebra |
|
04.10.2006 |
Male
Age:
68
Rating:
Novice
|
Perranporth,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
During top landing approach, student drifted off-line toward higher ground. Student struck edge of sand dune.
|
Fr ankle |
|
28.09.2006 |
Male
Age:
20
Rating:
Novice
|
Bedlinog,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student turned wrong way on reverse launch and lost control in trying to recover. Student was dragged over some rocks before regaining control.
|
Grazed calf |
|
22.09.2006 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
P
|
Lake Ohrid,
Macedonia
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega 6
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot almost drowned after landing in water while on acro course. No life jackets were used and pilot found himself floating face down. Rescue consisted of a rowing boat so took some time to reach pilot.
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Near drowning, fr rib, damaged lung |
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17.09.2006 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
Novice
|
Warren Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Independence
Merlin
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Glider overshot student during reverse inflation then collapsed. Glider reinflated pulling student over and injuring foot.
|
Fr foot |
|
07.09.2006 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
|
White Rocks,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot landed in sea and was seen to attempt to recover glider rather than swim clear. Pilot subsequently drowned.
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Fatal. |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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