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 3111 entries for all wing types
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Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
05.11.2001 |
Female
Age: 26
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Bedlinog, UK
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing: Hi Way Stubby
Launch Type: Foot (Assisted) |
Student pulled the bar in during take - off run but then didnt allow the glider to return to trim during flight. She continued to fly too fast and failed to round out during landing approach, this resulted in a heavy landing.
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Winded and bruised. |
04.11.2001 |
Female
Age: 25
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Beddingham, UK
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Apco Prima Xix
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Student forward launched assymetrically which caused her to fall over.
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Fr wrist |
03.11.2001 |
Female
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Steyning Bowl, UK
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Gradient
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
During an attempted forward launch the canopy inflated slightly off line, the student continued with the launch but soon realised that she was heading for a tree, she applied full brake - the wing overshot and draped itself over a tree.
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01.11.2001 |
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Dunkeswell Airfield, UK |
Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow |
NB Harriet emailed this in, but its not clear what the pilot was flying- sailplane, HG or PG. I gave it an IR no, but no other info came in. Tony.
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Fr arms,ribs,pelvis |
01.11.2001 |
Male
Age: 37
Rating: CP
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Various |
Paraglider
Wing: Up Makalu |
Pilot adjusted the length of the speedbar to make it easier to use. Noticed that during weight shift turns the speed system was unintentionally being applied causing small collapses.
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28.10.2001 |
Male
Age: 36
Rating: P
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Tap O Noth, UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing: Exxtacy Large
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Flying suit material caught in the harness zip after launch the piulot struggled to undo the zip. Was unable to burst the velcro.
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28.10.2001 |
Male
Age: 41
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Moel Y Cl Mynhad, UK |
Paraglider |
No details.
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Lower back |
28.10.2001 |
Male
Age: 42
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Moel Winion, UK
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Advance Alpha 2
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Student was surprised by the speed of a light wind landing - tripped during landing.
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Damaged right ankle. |
28.10.2001 |
Male
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Suttons Corner, UK
Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Nova Carbon
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Reserve parachute fell out of the students harness during an attempted forward launch.
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28.10.2001 |
Male
Age: 44
Rating: CP
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Bradwell, UK
Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Paraglider
Wing: Nova Carbon 25
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst ground handling a new canopy the pilot noticed that the Brummel hook connection to the speedbar had become detached. On one occasion the left control line became caught in the slot in the brummel hook.
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Last updated: 7 December 2023
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