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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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13.03.2002 |
Male
Age:
24
Rating:
Novice
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Morroco,
Morocco |
Paraglider |
No details available
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Displaced vertebra. possible spinal injury |
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26.02.2002 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
CP
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Jama Tenerife,
Spain
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Fiesta
S
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Newly qualified pilot confused instructions to another pilot for his own - he turned left following launch into the hillside as he felt he might collide with a lorry driving up the road in front of launch.
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Two fractured vertebrae |
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24.02.2002 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
CP
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Alicante,
Spain |
Paraglider |
No details.
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Fatal. |
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17.02.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
AP
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West Firle,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h |
Paraglider |
Tandem pilot seen to launch into very strong conditions. When landing he was dragged backwards through a barbed wire fence.
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Cuts to face. |
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12.02.2002 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
P
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Sierra De Lujar,
Spain
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Following a 6000ft top to bottom flight the pilot failed to turn into wind whilst high enough - he therefore decided to land downwind at which point he noticed a 3ft high wall. With no time for alternative options he flew into the wall.
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Compound fracture to femur (l). blood loss. |
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13.01.2002 |
Male
Age:
32
Rating:
CP
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Monte Carlo,
Monaco
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Pro Design
Effect 38
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Whilst soaring in thermal lift two paragliders collided causing a tear to one of them. The pilot managed to land safely.
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Shock. |
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06.01.2002 |
Female
Age:
45
Rating:
CP
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Mount Pleasant,
Barbados
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Axon
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
No details available
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Fractured vertebra lower back. |
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01.01.2002 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
CP
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Chillerton,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Independence
Dragon
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst performing a 360 degree turn the pilot encountered sinking air resulting in a loss of altitude. The pilot clipped the hillside whilst exiting the turn.
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Fractured vertabrae * 2, broken finger nail. |
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29.12.2001 |
Male
Age:
18
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Hunstanton,
UK
Wind Strength:
+ 48 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Astra |
Instructor attempting to demonstrate hand towing in 30mph wind in front of hill Student held the tow line whilst the Instructr assited another student who was clipped into the harness / canopy. All three were dragged back.
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23.12.2001 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
P
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Middle Wallop,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
G Sport
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
No details available
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Cut foot. |
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Last updated: 1 December 2023
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