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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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18.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
66
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North Luffenham,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Harley
988
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Students feet slipped forward on landing resulting in him landing on his backside.
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Pulled back muscles |
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15.08.2002 |
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Muggery Bottom,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider |
Student dislocated shoulder whilst pracising PLF.
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Dislocated shoulder |
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14.08.2002 |
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Muggery,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student jumped into the seat whilst launching, slipped and fell over.
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Suspected twisted ankle |
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13.08.2002 |
Female
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
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Beer Head,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot flying in the presence of orographic cloud encountered rising air that she found difficult to exit. Managed to lose height by applying speed bar and big ears. .
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09.08.2002 |
Male
Rating:
CP
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North Luffenham,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sportlite
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Spinnaker release failed to operate during tow launch despite several attempts.
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06.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
P
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Perranporth,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bandit
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot performing low level wing overs impacted the hill.
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Broken pelvis (open book) dislocated elbow, torn bladder. |
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03.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
38
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High Edge- Training Field,
UK |
Paraglider |
Student injured neck whilst attempting PLF from kneeling position.
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03.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
P
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Condover Feastival,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Freex Pure
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Tow release webbing pulled riser through carabiner prior to tow launch. The webbing loop tightened around the speed bar line pulley area. This was noticed after take-off. Pilot released at 700ft and landed safely.
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03.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
CP
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Parlick,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot flying downwind to intended landing field realised that he would not reach the field. Having left himself no other landing options, and with a large ditch beneath him, the pilot opted to land downwind. He impacted the downwind side of the ditch.
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Fractured l1 vertibrea, airlifted to royal preston hospital |
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02.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
P
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Candover,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sportlite 396
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
During tow launch the tow line finger trap loop came loose approximately 40 ft AGL. The pilot applkied brake to control the forward surge and impacted the ground feet first.
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Bruising to lower back |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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