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.
If available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.
There are 2346 entries for paraglider wings
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Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
15.06.2003 |
Male
Rating: CP
|
Bradwell Edge, UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Paraglider
Wing: Airwave Wave
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
Broken tibia at ankle |
15.06.2003 |
Male
|
Sutton Bank, UK
Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h
Conditions: Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing: Nova
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
None |
15.06.2003 |
Male
Rating: Novice
|
Bewaldeth, UK
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing: Edel Atlas
Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
No details available
|
Dislocated shoulder. |
14.06.2003 |
Male
Age: 46
Rating: AP
|
Merthyr (Wales), UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing: paramac
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
Broken collar bone |
14.06.2003 |
Male
Age: 41
Rating: CP
|
Cautley Spout, UK
Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h
Conditions: Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing: Apco Fiesta
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
Fractured wrist and fractured pelvis |
14.06.2003 |
Male
Age: 62
Rating: Novice
|
High And Over, UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing: Apco Fiesta
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
Bruising to shoulder and grazing on head and also lip. |
10.06.2003 |
Male
Age: 40
Rating: Novice
|
Dune De Pyla, France
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Paraglider
Wing: Swing Arcus |
Student ttok glider and flew without ok from instructor. Landed in sea.
|
None |
09.06.2003 |
Male
Rating: CP
|
Bunster, UK
Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h
Conditions: Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing: FLYING PLANET Spirit
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
None |
08.06.2003 |
Male
Age: 49
|
Wheston, UK
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Variable |
Paraglider
Wing: Edel Apollo 27
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Student tripped having made a successful landing.
|
Fr lower arm. |
01.06.2003 |
Male
Age: 41
Rating: CP
|
Mam Tor (East), UK
Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h
Conditions: Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing: Apco Fiesta
Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
No details available
|
Bruising and initial winding |
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Last updated: 29 November 2023
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