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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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29.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Novice
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Merthyr Common,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Harmony Ii
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student lifted legs before glider properly flying. Caught outstretched leg on rock.
|
Sprained ankle |
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29.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Novice
|
Currium,
Cyprus
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 4
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student got too close to hill while attempting to soar and landed heavily.
|
Bruised elbow |
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29.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
29
Rating:
Novice
|
Fasoula,
Cyprus
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bolero
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student hit foot on rock after being pulled to one side on launch.
|
Spr ankle |
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27.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
Novice
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Fiesta Ii
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
At approx 20m glider stalled on tow. Pilot pendulumed into ground but was OK but for some bruising. Glider suspected.
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Bruising |
|
06.03.2004 |
Female
Age:
35
Rating:
CP
|
Telegraph,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Z-One
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot flew too far back for top landing approach and was caught in rotor.
|
Fr shoulder |
|
04.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
P
|
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Pulsar Small
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot induced an accelerated symmetric collapse on an siv course. Glider entered stall and needed significant pilot input to recover. DHV 1/2 glider.
|
None |
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04.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
63
Rating:
P
|
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot induced accelerated symmetric collapse on siv course. Glider entered stall and was difficult to recover.
|
None |
|
02.03.2004 |
Male
Age:
64
Rating:
P
|
Ibituruna,
Brazil
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Aspen
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged landing and was still in turn when landing falling onto hand.
|
Fr wrist |
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15.02.2004 |
Male
Age:
21
Rating:
Novice
|
Marina Farm,
Kenya
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student did not run on landing and stuck legs out spraining right ankle.
|
Spr ankle |
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15.02.2004 |
Male
Age:
24
Rating:
Novice
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Kenya
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Glider went off to one side on launch and student was pulled over spraining his ankle.
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Spr ankle |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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