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British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

Incident Reports - Informal Investigations

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 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.

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If available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.

There are 2370 entries for paraglider wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
30.08.2008 Male

Age:
50

Rating:
CP



Tan Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Mac
Muse II

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot was lifted prematurely from hill during reverse launch and went off with twisted risers. Landed heavily going sidewards.

Twisted knee
28.08.2008 Male

Age:
50



Long Mynd,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot landed awkwardly during slope landing having got low in increasingly light conditions.

Fr tibia
23.08.2008 Male

Age:
47

Rating:
P



Ringstead,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Bi Beta 4

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)
Pilot lost control of tandem during launch in windy conditions and fell over. Was then dragged into parked car.

None
08.08.2008 Male

Age:
48

Rating:
CP



North Luffenham,
UK

Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Wing:
FreeX
Dingo

Launch Type:
Winch Tow
Immediately after release from tow the weak link attached to the tow line became caught in the pilots speedbar. The pilot successfully s turned down to land safely.

None
07.08.2008 Male

Age:
36

Rating:
Novice



Bedlinog,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 3

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student failed to execute proper flare in light wind conditions and also landed with outstretched legs.

Fr foot
06.08.2008 Male

Age:
46

Rating:
P



Chabre,
France

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Sigma 6

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot stalled/spun wing while thermalling while still close to hill. Impacted heavily.

Fr pelvis
04.08.2008 Male

Age:
30

Rating:
Novice



Joint Services Centre,
UK
Paraglider Student landed awkwardly while doing PLF training. On mats on grass.

Fr scapula
31.07.2008 Male

Age:
41

Rating:
Novice



Limerstone,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Wave

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student went off line slightly on landing and landed heavily.

Fr finger
27.07.2008 Female

Age:
54

Rating:
Novice



Saddlecombe,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Atom

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student landed heavily without flaring having encountered buoyant air while on low hop flight.

Fr ankle and spr ankle.
27.07.2008 Male

Age:
49

Rating:
P



Rowl Gate,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova


Launch Type:
Winch Tow
Pilot flew into a tree then fell through branches and hit a wall.

Fr tib and fib
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Last updated: 29 March 2024

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