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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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09.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
CP
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Hill Farm,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Hi Way
Stubby
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student encountered turbulence during tow launch - he attempted to correct the gliders direction but overcontrolled the glider resulting in him now facing downwind. He continued his downwind flight path until he impacted the ground.
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Fr cervical vertebra * 2. |
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07.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
P
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Long Mynd,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
FreeX
Mission |
No details available
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Fractured (2) vertebrae (upper lumbar), possible fr ankle. |
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07.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
CP
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Col De La Forclaz,
France |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Pulse
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
PG and HG flying toward each other head on. At the last moment the HG turned right to avoid a collision and the PG turned left, HG tumbled and crashed in slope.
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Cuts and bruises. |
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07.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
P
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Col De Forlaz,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Flame
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
See IR 01/089.
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Slight bruising, r knee and neck. |
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04.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
P
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St Andre,
France
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Avian
Java |
A gust caused the glider to lift - the pilot reacted by grabbing the gliders upright and his wife held the leading edge midway along its length. They noticed that the cross tube was badly bent.
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02.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
37
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Mittag,
Germany
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Matrix
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
The canopy inflated unevenly during launch. The student managed to correct this but the student was now 20 degrees off his intended heading. The canopy lines scraped some ski cables located to the left of launch. Student recovered normal flight .
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31.07.2001 |
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Joint Services Equipment Inspection.,
UK |
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No details available
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31.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
AP
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St Andre,
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Aeros
Combat |
Pilot hit tree during landing approach.
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Fr femur, concussion and loss of consciousness for more than three days, fr metacarpel. |
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30.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
P
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Thurnham,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
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Fr both legs, two vertebrae. |
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28.07.2001 |
Male
Age:
47
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Penmaer Beach,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Mac
Eden
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student misjudged distance from the hill and clipped a lump on it. Spevtator called emergency services, helicopter arrived although was not needed.
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Sprained wrist |
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Last updated: 7 December 2023
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