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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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22.02.2005 |
Male
Rating:
CP
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Macher,
Spain
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Sierra
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was dragged into parked cars while trying to control glider.
|
None |
|
19.02.2005 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Novice
|
Montellano,
Spain
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Students glider suffered symmetric collapse possibly due to rotor from edge of hill. Student landed heavily without PLF.
|
Fr clavicle |
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12.02.2005 |
Female
Age:
42
Rating:
Novice
|
Roque Brune,
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Bright Classic
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student crashed feet first into cliff having become flustered by proximity to sea and railway line.
|
Fr feet |
|
08.02.2005 |
Female
Age:
56
Rating:
P
|
Mere Rifle Range,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot crashed having sustained an asymmetric collapse on approach, probably due to thermic turbulence.
|
Fr vertebra, fr ankle |
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31.01.2005 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
|
Marleycombe,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Tetra (M)
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot failed to properly control glider following symmetric collapse at low level in marginal conditions.
|
Fr ribs, punctured lung |
|
31.12.2004 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
CP
|
Presendyt,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
X-Act
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Pilot was dragged and bounced while attempting to forward launch.
|
Fr wrist, fr leg |
|
28.12.2004 |
Male
|
UK |
Paraglider |
Harness airbag found to be worn (holed and delaminated) after 2 years use.
|
None |
|
11.12.2004 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
P
|
Llantisilo,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky
Brontes
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot crashed into rocky hill/cliff while ridge soaring. Possibly due to spin.
|
Head injuries |
|
11.12.2004 |
Male
Age:
76
Rating:
P
|
Lower Famara,
Spain
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Mistral 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot spun glider at low level. Seen to be flying with half brake on approach then further turn invoked spin. Pilot was trying to land by wind sock!.
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Fr femur fr ribs |
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10.12.2004 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
P
|
Atherfield,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Bionic
Bionic 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
On testing a demo Bionic 2 paraglider resulted in unstable oscillation when central control line fully deployed. Glider flew ok if control line only pulled half way or less.
|
None |
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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