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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 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 |
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28.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
43
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Tailbridge,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Confidence
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student attempting first soaring flight impacted the ground at the end of his first beat - wind speed dropped during the beat causing pg to sink.
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Broken right leg |
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28.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
37
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Steyning Bowl,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Sentra
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot attmpted to launch with one leg strap undone. He realised before taking off and aborted the flight.
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None |
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23.09.2002 |
Male
Rating:
AP
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Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Saber |
Pink undersurface fabric found to be severely degraded by UV during inspection - remainder of the canopy in good condition.
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21.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
CP
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West Firle,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Fiesta
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot over shot twice whilst attempting to top land. Following his second attempt the canopy suffered a collapse to the right wing causing it rotate and then dive into the hill.
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Spinal, compression fracture |
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21.09.2002 |
Male
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Monks Down,
UK |
Paraglider |
Canopy inflated whilst pilot was prearing for flight, as it did so it caused an airborne pilot to take evasive action.
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21.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
38
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Twichill Farm,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
SKY PARAGLIDERS
Yang
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student tripped whilst running on take off.
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Compression fracture to left ankle |
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20.09.2002 |
Female
Age:
31
Rating:
Novice
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Blaenavon,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Harmony
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student stalled glider on low hop.
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Fr ankle |
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19.09.2002 |
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Paraglider |
Whilst flying with nearly full speed bar on the pilot noticed that one of the speed bar lines had become free of its pulley. On inspection he noticed that the pin holding the pulley had gradually worked its way loose.
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15.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
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Downcourt,
UK
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Booster
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot stalled canopy whilst in big ears, canopy dropped back 30 degrees, pilot impacted the hill.
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Bruising concussion |
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15.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
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Downcourt,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Booster L
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Canopy stalled whilst in big ears, pilot impacted the hill.
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Severe bruising to the buttocks, concussion. |
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Last updated: 29 November 2023
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