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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 3111 entries for all wing types
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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24.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
37
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Beddingham,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima 27
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student stumbled and injured wrist during attempted forward launch.
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Fr wrist |
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22.09.2001 |
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Rudlers North,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Prima
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student attempted to run off excess speed during slope landing, turned ankle on rough ground.
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Sprained ankle. |
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22.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
21
Rating:
CP
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France |
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The zipper holding the back section of a Lubin TX 11 harness burst during flight.
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22.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
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Firle,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Harmony
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
No details available
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Ruptured tendon, right leg. |
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22.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
33
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Tintin Epidavros,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bandit
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilkot misjudged his landing approach resulting in him overshooting into some trees.
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Fr (l) humerus, bruised rib, bruised (l) thigh. |
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21.09.2001 |
Female
Age:
35
Rating:
P
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Montmin, Col De La Forclaz,
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
X-Act
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pink Nova fabric tore easily . The glider was three years old and had been flown for 79 hours.
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18.09.2001 |
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UK |
Wing:
Moyes
Xtralight |
Two carbon fibre dive sticks broke in separate incidents, one on an extacy the other an xtralight sx2.
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15.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
CP
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Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h |
Powered PG
Launch Type:
Powered |
Pilot failed to execute an emergency canopy collapse following an aborted forward launch. Part of the canopy contacted the motor causing damage to the lines and prop.
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11.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
33
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Sourton Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student flew into a rocky outcrop during an extended top to bottom flight. .
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Two broken legs. |
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10.09.2001 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
P
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Plaine Joux,
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Avian
Amour |
Batten trapped under the mylar leading edge caused severe turn in flight, pilot didnt realise until hed landed.
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Last updated: 7 December 2023
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