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This page lists all BHPA incident reports (informal investigations) available on this website. You can view all incident reports, or filter reports by Hang Gliding, Powered Hang Gliding, Paragliding, Paramotoring or Parascending. The incident report database can also be searched.
If a "formal investigation" has been undertaken into one of the incidents listed below, a link to the relevant formal report will be displayed below the incident date.
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| Date |
Gender |
Age |
Rating |
Location |
Wind Speed &
Conditions |
Wing &
Launch Type |
Glider |
Summary |
Injury |
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24 May 2002 |
Male |
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Club Pilot |
Field, Roxton Road, Chawston, Beds
United Kingdom |
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Paraglider
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Report received from AAIB - low level paraglider collapse.
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Fatal. |
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12 May 2002 |
Male |
46 |
Club Pilot |
Kimmeridge
United Kingdom |
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Paraglider
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Helicopter flew low over site.
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12 May 2002 |
Male |
55 |
Club Pilot |
Little Atherfield Farm
United Kingdom |
8-16 km/h
Turbulent
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Powered HG
Powered |
Wing:
Wills Wing Eagle 164
Engine:
Doodlebug Power Unit
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First landing approach was too high, pilot made a second attmept which was still too high. He overshot and flew to an alternative field but flew into rotor behind a hedge causing the aircraft to stall twice before impacting the ground.
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Knocked unconcious, Bleeding from nose, general bruising. |
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12 May 2002 |
Male |
53 |
Pilot |
Thornhill
United Kingdom |
0-8 km/h
Variable
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Flexwing Hang Glider
Aero Tow |
Solar Wings
Scandal Xkr
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Pilot misjudged landing approach and undershot the intended landing field. He collided with a tall bush resulting in the glider sustaining structural damage.
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11 May 2002 |
Female |
43 |
Club Pilot |
Bossington
United Kingdom |
16-24 km/h
Smooth/Steady
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Paraglider
Foot (Reverse) |
Firebird
Matrix
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Following a soaring flight the pilot flew downwind at 500ft agl to land at the car park. At 250ft the canopy suffered a major collapse. The pilot chose to throw her emergency parachute which opened immediately. She landed uninjured.
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11 May 2002 |
Male |
35 |
Club Pilot |
West Firle
United Kingdom |
16-24 km/h
Smooth/Steady
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Flexwing Hang Glider
Foot (Reverse) |
Swing
Mistral 2
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Pilot performing 360 degree turns whilst low. During one turn the glider encountered sinking air with the result that he was unable to complete the turn, the pilot impacted the hill.
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Cracked/Fractured L1 Vertibrae |
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11 May 2002 |
Male |
33 |
Advanced Pilot |
Bradwell Edge
United Kingdom |
32-40 km/h
Gusts
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Flexwing Hang Glider
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Icaro
2000
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Pilot approaching top landing field misjudged windstrength and made his final turn too low leaving insufficient height to clear a wall at the downwind end of the field. The pilot landed cross wind behind the wall.
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5 May 2002 |
Male |
46 |
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Monks Down
United Kingdom |
32-40 km/h
Thermic
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Paraglider
Foot (Forward) |
Airwave
Xbow
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Hang glider pilot nosed in whilst top landing in a small field. Was seen to approach with insufficient airspeed.
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knee grase |
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5 May 2002 |
Male |
46 |
Pilot |
Monks Down
United Kingdom |
32-40 km/h
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Flexwing Hang Glider
Foot (Forward) |
Airwave
Magic Iv
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Pilot misjudged wind strength on landing approach which resulted in his landing approach being too far back behind landing field. He narrowly avoided a collision with a barbed wire fence.
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5 May 2002 |
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Monks Down
United Kingdom |
32-40 km/h
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Flexwing Hang Glider
Foot (Forward) |
Solar Wings
Scandal
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Incident reports (informal investigations) last updated: 20 January 2019 at 05:45:10 AM
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