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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 3142 entries for all wing types
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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14.08.2001 |
Female
Age:
28
Rating:
CP
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Le Grand Montet,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Xt 145
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Using the s turn approach method, the pilot misjudged his position and ended up one third of the way down the field with too much height. He then hit some turbulence and was turned, the result being an impact with a telegraph pole.
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13.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
38
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Hill Farm,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Hi Way
Stubby 200
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student pushed out on the control frame as the glider was hit by a gust, the glider stalled and impacted the ground.
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Fractured vertebrae, l3 and l4. |
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12.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
27
Rating:
CP
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Col De Forclas,
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Kiss 154
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Pilot stalled the glider whilst attempting to fly slowly in thermal lift, glider impacted the hill.
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Swollen knee. |
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12.08.2001 |
Male
Age:
38
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Col De Forclaz,
France
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Calypso
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot attempting to land in an unfamiliar landing field. His downwind leg of the appraoch was too low which meant he had to make a steep/ tight turn into the field. As he made this turn the glider tip stalled and the pilot hit a bush.
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Severe contusion chest and upper arm. |
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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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Last updated: 28 April 2024
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