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 for paraglider wings 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.
Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
30.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 52
Rating: P
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Labrador Bay, South Devon, UK
Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot missed sandy landing area and landed on rocky ledge but then fell forward off ledge onto rocks 1m below. Pilot's leg became trapped in rocks damaging ankle.
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Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
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30.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 52
Rating: P
Flying Experience: 19 years 293 hours (7 hours)
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Labrador Bay, UK
Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: Apco Zefira
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot misjudged local winds and flew into an area of severe turbulence. Rapid height loss necessitated an emergency landing on a rocky beach.
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Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
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16.03.2014 |
Female
Age: 41
Rating: CP
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Bell Hill, UK
Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot spun glider on approach and landed heavily.
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Seriously Injured |
16.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 43
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 11 years 6 hours (6 hours)
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Butser Hill West, UK
Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h
Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Ozone Buzz Z4
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot decided to slope land due to weak conditions. Pilot made turn towards the hill rather than away and impacted heavily.
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Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
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15.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 69
Rating: P
Flying Experience: 49 years 1000 hours (12 hours)
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Montellano, Spain
Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h
Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: Firebird Raven
Launch Type: Foot |
Flying in crowded conditions pilot suffered a symmetric collapse. Combination of wake turbulence and thermic turbulence suspected. Pilot was concerned that he focused on recovering glider and not at available height and parachute deployment.
|
Unhurt |
15.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 39
Rating: Trainee
Flying Experience: 10 years
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Woldingham Valley, UK
Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Freex Freex trainer
Launch Type: Foot |
Student stumbled during reverse inflation attempt and caught finger on ground.
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Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
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08.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 29
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 11 years
|
The Warren, UK
Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h
Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Advance Alpha 5
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot misjudged approach height and over flew landing area. Pilot landed in the sea but was able to get away from his glider immediately.
|
Unhurt |
05.03.2014 |
Male
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 25 hours (4 hours)
|
Beer Head
Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h
Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot made approach with insufficient height and from wrong direction in prevailing conditions. Got caught in rotor and landed heavily.
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Minor Injuries |
01.03.2014 |
Male
Age: 40
Rating: P
Flying Experience: 155 hours (15 hours)
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Stanage, UK
Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Air Design Rise
Launch Type: Foot |
While ridge soaring at approx 25m AGL two gliders were heading in the same direction down the ridge. One slightly in front and lower than the other. At the end of the beat the lower, lead glider turned and was pushed out from the ridge by the terrain. The gliders narrowly missed each other.
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Unhurt |
01.03.2014 |
Male
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 70 hours (13 hours)
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Stannage Edge
Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Niviuk Artik 3
Launch Type: Foot |
While soaring on a busy ridge the pilot found himself in a situation where he had to take rapid evasive action to avoid a collision with another paraglider. Both pilots took avoiding action and narrowly missed a collision.
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Unhurt |
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