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.
If available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.
There are 3134 entries for all wing types
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Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
13.03.2005 |
Male
Age: 25
Rating: CP
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Long Mynd, UK |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing: Avian Elan
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Under investigation. Pilot lost control at low level and crashed heavilly.
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Fatal. |
13.03.2005 |
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Repack info. See report by Bill Morris.
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None |
07.03.2005 |
Male
Age: 40
Rating: P
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Devils Dyke, UK
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot landed tandem glider when another (solo) pilot loses control while ground handling and bumps into tandem passenger. No injuries.
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None |
03.03.2005 |
Male
Age: 42
Rating: Novice
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Lords Seat, UK
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing: Aeros Target 16
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Student appears to have allowed glider to lose too much energy leading to a heavy landing. Poor flare also a factor.
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Dislo elbow |
27.02.2005 |
Male
Rating: CP
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Pilot discovered emergency chute would not pull out of harness. Repacked and worked ok.
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None |
24.02.2005 |
Male
Age: 51
Rating: CP
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Macher, Spain
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Swing Arcus
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered mid-air with hang glider and fell heavily.
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Fr vertebra, fr fibula |
22.02.2005 |
Male
Rating: CP
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Macher, Spain
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Apco Sierra
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was dragged into parked cars while trying to control glider.
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None |
19.02.2005 |
Male
Age: 35
Rating: Novice
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Montellano, Spain
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Swing Arcus
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Students glider suffered symmetric collapse possibly due to rotor from edge of hill. Student landed heavily without PLF.
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Fr clavicle |
19.02.2005 |
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Parachute packers info from Bill Morris. See IR form for info.
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None |
12.02.2005 |
Female
Age: 42
Rating: Novice
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Roque Brune, France
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Gradient Bright Classic
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Student crashed feet first into cliff having become flustered by proximity to sea and railway line.
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Fr feet |
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Last updated: 29 March 2024
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