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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 3108 entries for all wing types
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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08.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
CP
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Nont Sarah,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Allegra
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot attempting to slope land with insufficient airspeed resulted in the canopys right wing collapsing followed by a spin into the hill.
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Right shoulder dislocated, to calderdale nhs trust |
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08.09.2002 |
Female
Age:
48
Rating:
CP
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Atherfield,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
FLYING PLANET
Astir
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
PG pilot concerned that a helicopter flying downwind of the ridge she was soaring on passed too close.
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08.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
CP
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Atherfield,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Helicopter pssed behind pilots soaring ridge.
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04.09.2002 |
Male
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Reported by telephone. Disabled after taught by friend.
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Disabled |
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03.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
P
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Haig Pit,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Saphir
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
During a top landing attempt the pilot realised that he was in danger of landing close to some parked cars at the downwind end of the field. At the last minute he decided to try to land behind the cars, but was unable to turn quickly enough to avoid them.
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None |
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01.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
43
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Warren Hill Low,
UK
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
No details.
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Sprained ankle, 1st aid applied and to casulaty |
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01.09.2002 |
Male
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Warren Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
FLYING PLANET
Astair
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student failed to gain sufficient airspeed on launch and attempted to jump into the air.
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Twisted ankle |
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31.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
64
Rating:
P
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Bell Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Allegra
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst out landing the pilot initiated a right hand turn to enter his intended field. The canopy entered a spiral at approximately 50ft and the pilot impacted the ground.
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Bruising to back and arm, went to gp few days later |
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29.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
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Marfield Beacon,
UK |
Paraglider |
No details.
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Fractured hip and leg, helicopter to hospital |
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28.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
70
Rating:
P
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Branscombe,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Xyon 124
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Following a recent repack the pilot emergency parachute accidentally deployed.
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Broken vertebra l1 & l3, compresed l1, wedge l3 |
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Last updated: 29 November 2023
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