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British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

Incident Reports - Informal Investigations

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 all wing types 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.

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If available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.

There are 3142 entries for all wing types

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
23.11.2005 Male

Age:
22

Rating:
Novice



Merthyr,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 3

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Student landed awkwardly and sprained ankle.

Spr ankle
22.11.2005 Female

Age:
40

Rating:
CP



Algodonales,
Spain

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Sky
Fides

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse on approach at approx. 50ft due to rotor from building. Glider then entered rapid spiral into ground.

Fr vertabra
20.11.2005 Male

Age:
43

Rating:
P



Wether Fell,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Up
Makalu

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot caught out by wave and suffered asymmetric collapse. Turned 180 degrees in recovery and crashed into hillside.

Fr tib and fib
13.11.2005 Male

Rating:
CP



North Hill, Minehead,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills Wing
Eagle

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Pilot landed heavily on light wind landing but did not let go of the uprights breaking both arms.

Fr arms
31.10.2005 Female

Age:
28

Rating:
Novice



Gelli Gaer,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 3

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Student lost control of glider while ground handling and was pulled over.

Grazed knees
20.10.2005 Male

Age:
47

Rating:
CP



Ontur,
Spain

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills Wing
Eagle

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Pilot locked out on aerotow and crashed into hangar.

Fr wrist, concusion
20.10.2005 Male

Age:
32

Rating:
Novice



Ontur,
Spain

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Mojo

Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow
Canopy developed cravat on launch and pilot pendulumed through having miscontrolled recovery.

Fr heel
14.10.2005 Male

Age:
34

Rating:
CP



St Marc Douilly,
France

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts
Paraglider

Wing:
Edel
Promise

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot suffered front collapse due to severe turbulence when coming in for top landing.

Fr vertebra, ribs and foot
12.10.2005 Male

Age:
46

Rating:
CP



La Chens,
France

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Firebird
Z One

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot decided to land due to rain (glider wet). Put big ears in to land and on releasing ears glider entered deep stall.

None
09.10.2005 Male

Age:
26

Rating:
P



Mam Tor,
UK

Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Sigma 6

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot flying in strong wind caught out when wind strength increased forcing tree landing.

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Last updated: 18 April 2024

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