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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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14.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
CP
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Pandy,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Safir 2000
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered large symmetric collapse at low level while on approach to slope landing. Caught out by rotor caused by wind being well off the slope.
|
Fr wrist, fr vertebra |
|
12.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
59
Rating:
P
|
Chabre, Laragne,
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Bliss
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Comp pilot got low over trees looking for lift. Hit sink and landed in trees.
|
None |
|
11.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
AP
|
Plaine Joux,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse immediately after take off. Glider recovered asymmetrically and crashed into slope.
|
Fr l2 vertebra, internal injuries |
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08.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
Novice
|
Chabre,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bolero Plus
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot entered flat spin attempting to turn tight and slow in weak lift. Threw emergency chute immediately and landed safely.
|
None |
|
07.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Novice
|
Rhossili,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student pulled leg muscle on landing.
|
Pulled quad muscle |
|
06.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
50
|
Helvelyn,
UK |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Airprox with helicopter.
|
None |
|
05.06.2006 |
Female
Age:
45
Rating:
P
|
Fochriw,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot mishandled glider when ground handling prior to launch. Pilot pulled over and dragged into gully.
|
Fr rib, fr scapula |
|
05.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
Novice
|
Parlick,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Custom Sail
Trx
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Unqualified pilot lost control of glider having encountered turbulence on approach to land.
|
Fr tibia, fr vertebra |
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04.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
|
St Vincent,
France
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mamboo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot stalled wing during a tight 360. Glider spun and twisted risers so pilot threw emergency chute. Landed safely.
|
None |
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03.06.2006 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
|
Combe Gibbet,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mamboo
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot went over back in thermal then fell out and tried to fly back to ridge. Caught in rotor/turbulence before reaching ridge and deployed emergency chute. Landed safely.
|
None |
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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