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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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05.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
46
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Monks Down,
UK
Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Xbow
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Hang glider pilot nosed in whilst top landing in a small field. Was seen to approach with insufficient airspeed.
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Knee grase |
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04.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
CP
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Kennel Farm,
UK |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Whilst Operator was setting guillotines on Koch winch splicing on braided nylon rope failed as he pushed down on bar causing him to fall forward and hit his face on drum.
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Cut to chin bruizing to cheek bone |
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04.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
P
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Hillend Edinburgh,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Edel
Promise
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Whilst collapsing the canopy following landing a gust caused the canopy to inflate pulling the pilot up and backwards. The pilots helmet hit a fence and snagged as the rest of his body was pulled over the fence.
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Concussion & strained muscle in neck |
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04.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
67
Rating:
CP
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Kennel Farm,
UK
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Electron
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Following a tow launch the pilot flew downwind back to launch. He failed to turn into wind to landed - downwind landing.
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03.05.2002 |
Female
Age:
39
Rating:
CP
|
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Fiesta S |
Brummel hooks were wider than 1mm suggested gap - discovered upon inspection.
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03.05.2002 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
P
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Dora,
Cyprus
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Carbon
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Following a soaring flight the pilot appraoched the top landing by making a downwind leg then turning into wind. On turning into wind the pilot realised his glider wasnt penetrating forward. At 20ft his canopy collapsed and he fell to the ground.
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Broken right wrist- fractured lower radius |
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21.04.2002 |
Male
Age:
25
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Steyning Bowl,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
FreeX
Sun
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student tripped and fell whilst ground handling the canopy.
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Unspecified injury to r arm/shoulder. |
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20.04.2002 |
Male
Age:
19
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Barton,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Mistral
Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow |
During a tow launch the canopy gained 6ft altitude before descending due to lack of tension - as it did so the pilots body rotated resulting in the injury.
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Unspecified injury to left leg. |
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20.04.2002 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
P
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Steyning,
UK
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Gusts |
Paraglider
Wing:
Trekking
Dynasty
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Flying in turbulent conditions encountered sinking air as he turned away from the ridge. This resulted in him sinking below the ridge and approaching a tree, the pilots attemps to turn away from the tree were too late.
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19.04.2002 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
AP
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Olivers Castle,
UK
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Mistral
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot became lost during xc flight. Helipcopter approached and circled him. Pilot landed and was met by military police who cautioned him.
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Last updated: 7 December 2023
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