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British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association

British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

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.

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

Incident reports for speedrider wings are displayed below in summary form.

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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 2 entries for speedrider wings

Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
27.03.2022 Male

Age:
42

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
14 years
670 hours

Charvet,
France

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Speedrider

Wing:
Level Wings
Fury 9

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot landed on skis and continued to ski at some speed. Pilot forgot about a drop off and was unable to clear the opposite lip despite a big flare. Pilot struck lip with knee and came to rest on slope.

Seriously Injured
29.01.2017 Male

Age:
37

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
17 years
200 hours
(50 hours)

Val d'isere,
France

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Speedrider

Wing:
Gin Gliders
Nano

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot lost too much height on approach as he had not taken into account the strength of the valley wind. Pilot landed 10m short of landing area and caught glider on a lamp post, narrowly avoiding buildings and cars.

Unhurt
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Last updated: 29 November 2023

 

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