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Incident Reports - Informal Investigations

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.

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Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:

Incident reports for rigid hang glider 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.

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If available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.

There are 31 entries for rigid hang glider wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
04.05.2012 Male

Age:
33

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
42 years
470 hours

 Pontlottyn,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:,
Light Turbulence		 Rigid Hang Glider

Wing:
AIR
Atos N

Launch Type:
Foot		 While on a soaring flight the pilot heard a noise and noticed one of the side wires had come off. The glider stabilised and he was able to grab the wire and hold it in place. Pilot landed safely. Pip pin not correctly inserted.

 Unhurt
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Last updated: 1 December 2023

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