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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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07.07.2004 |
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UK |
Paraglider |
During repack deployment handle tore off deployment bag.
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None |
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07.07.2004 |
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UK |
Paraglider |
During repack deployment handle/bridle combination was of such a length that the emergency chute was still in harness at full extension of pilots arm. Webbing to webbing conection also. Par Avion.
|
None |
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07.07.2004 |
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UK |
Paraglider |
During repack it was discovered that pilot had connected maillon at end of chute bridle to second handle on deployment bag as well as to harness bridles. Impossible to deploy as result.
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None |
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06.07.2004 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
AP
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Westbury,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vulcan
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot experienced severe turbulence causing wing to collapse, probably due to lee side rotor. Pilot landed heavily.
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Fr wrist |
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05.07.2004 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
P
|
Frocester,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot lost control of glider when reverse launching in gusty, thermic condotions and was dragged 30m.
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Bruised shoulder |
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23.06.2004 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
CP
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Ronda La Vieja,
Spain
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Sport 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot turned wrong way on forward launch causing risers to be twisted. Pilot was lifted off ground still twisted and was seen to pull one of the controls in panic. Glider turned sharply throwing pilot against a boulder with great force.
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Fatal. |
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20.06.2004 |
Male
Age:
63
Rating:
CP
|
Atherfield Bay,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Independence
Avalon
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot stalled glider at approx 10m when on landing approach and landed in a head down attitude.
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Fatal. |
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16.06.2004 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
CP
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Dungiven,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Oasis |
Pilot landed and noticed that the shackle connecting his A lines to the riser was undone and 3 lines were free. He had not carried out a pre-flight check prior to the flight.
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None |
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13.06.2004 |
Female
Age:
41
Rating:
Novice
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Kimmeridge,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky
Fides
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student launched glider asymmetrically and was pulled over and dragged for approx 6m causing damage to shoulder.
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Fr shoulder |
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13.06.2004 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
CP
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Woolacombe,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
At 10m and on finals, pilot encountered severe sink and landed very heavily.
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Compressed vertebra, nerve and tissue damage |
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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