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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 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 3142 entries for all wing types
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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21.10.2007 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Novice
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Steyning,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Perche
smart
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student mistimed landing while attempting slope landing.
|
Fr lower leg |
|
21.10.2007 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
Novice
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student failed to release A risers on launch causing front collapse. Student fell forward onto shoulder.
|
Strained shoulder |
|
20.10.2007 |
Female
Age:
15
Rating:
Novice
|
Chetwynd,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Parascender
Wing:
Sportlite
maxum 28
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Line break on tandem round resulted in heavy landing and serious injuries to passengers.
|
Fr femur |
|
20.10.2007 |
Male
Age:
62
Rating:
Novice
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student gave excessive input on one control resulting in low level lock-out.
|
Lower back |
|
19.10.2007 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
Novice
|
Beddingham,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
prima 30
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
student completed perfect top to bottom flight but caught foot on landing.
|
Torn ankle ligaments and tendons |
|
07.10.2007 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
P
|
Berwyn Mountains,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Powered PG
Wing:
Apco
Thrust Hp
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
Sperwill,
Easy 100 |
Weight shift arm failed due to shearing of m8 capscrew (recently checked). Pilot was able to land with difficulty.
|
None |
|
07.10.2007 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
|
North Luffenham,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Windtech
Tempest
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Pilot attached tow line to small metal loops on harness designed to hold front mounted emergency parachute. One of the loops snapped during tow.
|
None |
|
06.10.2007 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
P
|
Blease Fell,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Oasis
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot overshot landing area and skimmed across parked car before landing causing minor damage to the car.
|
None |
|
04.10.2007 |
Male
Age:
27
Rating:
Novice
|
Merthyr,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 4
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student made too sharp a turn immediately after take off and turned back into the hill.
|
Fr wrist |
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21.09.2007 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
AP
|
St Andre,
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega 7
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered frontal collapse due to turbulent thermic conditions. Glider recovered with cravat then entered spiral. Pilot deployed emergency chute bruising foot on landing.
|
Bruised foot |
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Last updated: 16 April 2024
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