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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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05.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
AP
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Glyders,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Magic Fr3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse in turbulent conditions. Glider recovered with cravatte leading to spiral. pilot deployed emergency chute but landed among rocks sustaining bruising.
|
Bruises |
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04.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
61
Rating:
Novice
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Aeros
Target
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Glider went off-line slightly on tow. Student did not release A frame when glider struck ground.
|
Fr humerus |
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02.05.2007 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
FLPA
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West Cowick,
UK
Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Powered PG
Wing:
Swing
Arcus 4
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
PAP,
Top 80 1250 |
Pilot released brake to get into seat. Brake handle contacted prop causing minor damage.
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None |
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30.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
CP
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Coniston Old Man,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot flared on landing in breeze and was lifted back up and dumped in gully.
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Bruising, cut hand |
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28.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
P
|
Mundesley,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Grid
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged approach in strong conditions and landed on car roof.
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25.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
AP
|
Cairnwell,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Mustang 1
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot was pulled off feet and dragged across when thermal came through during launch.
|
Cuts and bruises |
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24.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
P
|
Barton-On-Sea,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Aspen 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot failed to notice change in wind conditions and failed to make landing area, landing in sea in 2ft of water.
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22.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
16
Rating:
Novice
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Luffenham,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Parascender
Wing:
Waterbird
Jumbo
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Student landed heavily and did not carry out good plf.
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Fr ankle |
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21.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
P
|
Deptford,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Litesport 4
Launch Type:
Aero Tow |
Pilot jumped into glider on aerotow launch then stalled a wing as he pushed out to prevent dropping. Locked out at low level and crashed in vertically.
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Fr clavicles |
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21.04.2007 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
CP
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The Gyrn,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Z-One
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Low airtime pilot caught out by change of wind direction. Ended up flying downwind close to hill and collided with fence.
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Cuts and bruises |
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Last updated: 18 April 2024
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