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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 2349 entries for paraglider wings
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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01.09.2002 |
Male
Age:
43
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Warren Hill Low,
UK
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
No details.
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Sprained ankle, 1st aid applied and to casulaty |
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01.09.2002 |
Male
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Warren Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
FLYING PLANET
Astair
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Student failed to gain sufficient airspeed on launch and attempted to jump into the air.
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Twisted ankle |
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31.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
64
Rating:
P
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Bell Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Allegra
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst out landing the pilot initiated a right hand turn to enter his intended field. The canopy entered a spiral at approximately 50ft and the pilot impacted the ground.
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Bruising to back and arm, went to gp few days later |
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29.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
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Marfield Beacon,
UK |
Paraglider |
No details.
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Fractured hip and leg, helicopter to hospital |
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28.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
70
Rating:
P
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Branscombe,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Xyon 124
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Following a recent repack the pilot emergency parachute accidentally deployed.
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Broken vertebra l1 & l3, compresed l1, wedge l3 |
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26.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
36
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Sarn,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot seen to be applying controls too aggressively. The canopy entered a spin, and after one and a half rotations recovered and dived toward the hill. The pilot impacted the hill.
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Xchin, lower back, left leg, ambulance to shrewsbury hospital |
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26.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
CP
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Sarn,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Up
Makalu
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Inexperienced pilot overcontrolled his canopy when attempting to turn in thermal lift. The canopy suffered a collapse and pendulumed into the ground.
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Fractured ankle, broken lower leg, broken vertabra, cracked ribs |
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24.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
CP
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Bell Hill
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Atlas
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Brake lines discovered to be worn where they pass through pulley.
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24.08.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
CP
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Bell Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Atlas
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot almost dragged whilst attempting to launch.
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24.08.2002 |
Male
Rating:
AP
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The Blorenge,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Oasis
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst thermal soaring tha canopy entered a spin which the pilot didnt immediately recognise. The pilot countered the turn by braking the opposite wing causing the canopy to stall. With insufficient height for recovery the pilot threw his parachute.
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Last updated: 7 December 2023
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