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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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18.11.2002 |
Female
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
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Beer Head,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged landing approach and impacted the hill.
|
Stiff sore. nothing serious |
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06.11.2002 |
Male
Age:
23
Rating:
CP
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Alfamar, Spain,
Spain
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Aircus (M)
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged landing approach and landed in wind shadow behind buildings.
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Small fracture to the lower right fibula at ankle |
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30.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
CP
|
|
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus |
Worn pulleys discovered to be causing damage to the control lines.
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24.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
23
Rating:
CP
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Peters Paradise Greece,
GR
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilots foot trapped when he released speed bar, canopy suffered a collapse, pilot seen to be applying too much control during descent. IMpacted ground hard.
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None |
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18.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
CP
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Peters Paradise Epidaunos,
GR
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Canopy over flew pilot whilst attempting to launch - pilot fell over.
|
Fractured radius |
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06.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
CP
|
Monks Down,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Atlas
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
No details available
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01.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
55
|
Dm,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student jumped into the air during launch, landed heavily, tow aborted.
|
Chipped bone on ankle |
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01.10.2002 |
Male
Age:
25
Rating:
CP
|
|
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
|
Parachute bridle had been cut and tied to the harness.
|
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30.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
43
|
Pilgrims Farm,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Santana
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student flying canopy too slowly on low hop. When he came to land he released the controls rather than flaring and impacted a fence.
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Mild cuts and bruises to back and face |
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28.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
43
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Tailbridge,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Confidence
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student misjudged his height whilst making his first soaring attempt,impacted the hill.
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Broken ankle |
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Last updated: 30 November 2023
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