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 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.
| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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22.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
|
Firle,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Harmony
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
No details available
|
Ruptured tendon, right leg. |
|
22.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
33
|
Tintin Epidavros,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bandit
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilkot misjudged his landing approach resulting in him overshooting into some trees.
|
Fr (l) humerus, bruised rib, bruised (l) thigh. |
|
21.09.2001 |
Female
Age:
35
Rating:
P
|
Montmin, Col De La Forclaz,
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
X-Act
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pink Nova fabric tore easily . The glider was three years old and had been flown for 79 hours.
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11.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
33
|
Sourton Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student flew into a rocky outcrop during an extended top to bottom flight. .
|
Two broken legs. |
|
09.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
44
|
Scottish Aerotow Centre, Thornhill.,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Apollo
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Following a tow release at 400ft the pilot initiated a 360 degree turn. Before completing the turn he realised that he was very low, and so tried to tighten the turn. The canopy left wingtip then stalled and the canopy spun into the ground.
|
Fr (r) tibia |
|
05.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
30
|
Ditchling Bottom,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Atlas
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student applied too much control following launch, eased up after being instructed to do so, as he eased up the canopy pitched forward and the student impacted the slope.
|
Fr ankle. |
|
04.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
CP
|
Baba Dag,
Turkey
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
FreeX
Pure
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
During spiral dive at siv course, the D ring of the harness broke causing the pilot to weight shift into the dive exacerbating the manouevre. The pilot applied outside brake and recovered the situation.
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04.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
23
|
Seeg,
Germany
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst practicing ground handling the student was dragged across a nearby canopy. The hooks in the students boots snagged on the lines of this canopy causing damage to the lines.
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03.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
18
|
Seeg,
Germany
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
During a top to bottom flight the student encountered sinking air whilst performing a left turn. With insufficient height to correct this the student was instructed via radio to flare. He landed fast and did a judo roll.
|
Bruised right shoulder and back. |
|
02.09.2001 |
Male
|
Moel Wnion,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Sabre |
Pilot seen to be performing wing-overs too close to the hill, resulting in an impact.
|
Fr clavicle, ribs, collar bone. |
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