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 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.
Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
18.04.2017 |
Male
Age: 60
Rating: AP
Flying Experience: 17 years 800 hours (4 hours)
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Back of Ecton, UK
Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h
Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: Niviuk Peak 3
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot spun glider making tight turns on approach to landing.
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Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
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17.04.2017 |
Male
Age: 41
Rating: P
Flying Experience: 15 years 230 hours (40 hours)
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Westbury Bratton Camp, UK
Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h
Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: BGD Cure
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot applies excessive control input while turning into wind for a landing. Pilot spun glider at low level but landed safely.
|
Unhurt |
17.04.2017 |
Male
Age: 47
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 10 years 5 hours (1 hours)
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Barton Aerodrome, UK |
Paraglider
Wing: Sky Paragliders Atis
Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow |
Pilot noticed frayed webbing between harness and Charly tow release while packing away.
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Unhurt |
13.04.2017 |
Female
Age: 24
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 9 years 1 hours (2 hours)
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Fochriw, UK
Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Advance Alpha 6
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot was ridge soaring and got too close to the slope resulting in a fast impact.
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Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
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13.04.2017 |
Female
Age: 40
Flying Experience: 7 years
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Bell Hill, UK
Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: Bruce Goldsmith Design Adam
Launch Type: Foot |
Student had completed short soaring flight and was briefed for a slope landing. On making initial approach student clipped tree in hedge line causing the glider to surge forward. Student landed heavily.
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Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
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11.04.2017 |
Male
Age: 63
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 8 years 2 hours
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Gribbles ridge, UK
Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Ozone Mojo 5
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot suffered an aneurysm and collapsed while ground handling prior to launch.
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Seriously Injured, Head Injuries
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09.04.2017 |
Male
Age: 28
Rating: CP
Flying Experience: 9 years 62 hours (825 hours)
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Gemona, Slovenia
Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h
Conditions: Moderate, Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: Bgd Base
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot suffered a frontal collapse which then led to a cravat. This subsequently led to a spiral dive, pilot tried to regain control of the wing and remove the cravat but to no avail. Reserve deployed when it was clear that there was insufficient height to regain control but was to low to deploy fully. Pilot spiral into the tree canopy and then impacted the ground.
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Seriously Injured, Thoracic Spine
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08.04.2017 |
Male
Age: 32
Flying Experience: 7 years
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Mount Caburn, UK
Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing: Airwave Wave
Launch Type: Foot |
Student attempted to launch but glider came up to one side. Student told to abort launch but continued and dived over a fence landing on shoulder.
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Seriously Injured |
08.04.2017 |
Male
Age: 58
Rating: P
Flying Experience: 27 years
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Fairsnape/Parlick, UK
Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h
Conditions:, Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: Triple 7 Queen
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot entered thermal in strong, punchy conditions. Glider began to spin then entered parachutal stall to the ground 30m below.
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Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
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08.04.2017 |
Male
Age: 46
Rating: P
Flying Experience: 26 years 500 hours (3 hours)
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Milk Hill White Horse, UK
Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h
Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing: Ozone Delta
Launch Type: Foot |
Pilot made 360 degree turn in front of hill in weak lift. Glider began to spin then stalled and pilot landed heavily.
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Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
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