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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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28.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
47
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Paravion |
Paraglider |
Parachute bridle shortened. When re-attached to the harness the carabiner would prize the stitching apart.
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27.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
32
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Swyre Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
2- One
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
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Broken ulna & radius |
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24.05.2002 |
Male
Rating:
CP
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Field, Roxton Road, Chawston, Beds,
UK |
Paraglider |
Report received from AAIB - low level paraglider collapse.
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Fatal. |
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12.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
CP
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Kimmeridge,
UK |
Paraglider |
Helicopter flew low over site.
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12.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
CP
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Little Atherfield Farm,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Turbulent |
Powered HG
Wing:
Wills Wing Eagle 164
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
Doodlebug Power Unit |
First landing approach was too high, pilot made a second attmept which was still too high. He overshot and flew to an alternative field but flew into rotor behind a hedge causing the aircraft to stall twice before impacting the ground.
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Knocked unconcious, bleeding from nose, general bruising. |
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12.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
P
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Thornhill,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Solar Wings
Scandal Xkr
Launch Type:
Aero Tow |
Pilot misjudged landing approach and undershot the intended landing field. He collided with a tall bush resulting in the glider sustaining structural damage.
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11.05.2002 |
Female
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
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Bossington,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Following a soaring flight the pilot flew downwind at 500ft agl to land at the car park. At 250ft the canopy suffered a major collapse. The pilot chose to throw her emergency parachute which opened immediately. She landed uninjured.
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11.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
CP
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West Firle,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Swing
Mistral 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot performing 360 degree turns whilst low. During one turn the glider encountered sinking air with the result that he was unable to complete the turn, the pilot impacted the hill.
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Cracked/fractured l1 vertibrae |
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11.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
AP
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Bradwell Edge,
UK
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Icaro
2000 |
Pilot approaching top landing field misjudged windstrength and made his final turn too low leaving insufficient height to clear a wall at the downwind end of the field. The pilot landed cross wind behind the wall.
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05.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
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Monks Down,
UK
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Xbow
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Hang glider pilot nosed in whilst top landing in a small field. Was seen to approach with insufficient airspeed.
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Knee grase |
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Last updated: 29 November 2023
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