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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 all wing types 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 3142 entries for all wing types
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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09.07.2010 |
Female
Age:
22
Rating:
Under training
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Signal de Bisanne,
France
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Tequila
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Student made uncommitted run in light conditions and collided with a tree.
|
Bruising and grazes |
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03.07.2010 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
CP
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Long Mynd,
UK
Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
U2
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Pilot misjudged approach and landed in tree.
|
None |
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02.07.2010 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
|
Forclaz,
France
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mamboo
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot encountered sink shortly after take-off and landed in a tree.
|
None |
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30.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Under training
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Bennan,
UK
Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 3
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
Student was briefed for soaring flight but lost lift and headed to bottom landing. Student landed crosswind with no plf.
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Badly sprained ankle |
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27.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
P
|
Clatter,
UK
Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Aeros
Stealth kpl
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot had mid-air collision while thermalling during a competition. Pilot attempted to land normally but glider became unstable and pilot crashed.
|
Bruising and muscle strain |
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27.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
AP
|
Clatter,
UK
Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airborne
Rev
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
Pilot had mid-air collision while thermalling during a competition. Collision resulted in damage to glider and pilot deployed emergency parachute. Combination of head down attitude and very small parachute resulted in severe injury to the pilot.
|
Fr vertebrae |
|
27.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
P
|
Mt Caburn,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
UP
Trango XC
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot caused glider to spin while attempting to thermal on a demo wing. Pilot deliberately stalled, to avoid rotating into hill and crashed heavily.
|
Sore shoulder |
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27.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
P
|
Eyam Edge,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-27 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mantra M3
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot encountered turbulent air on way to landing field. Recovered from a number of collapses but then could not reach chosen field. Forced to land in tree.
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None |
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25.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
Under training
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Charlton Clump,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Paraglider
Wing:
Independence
Merlin
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student failed to flare on landing.
|
Fr ankle |
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24.06.2010 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
CP
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Chia,
Spain
Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 2
Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse) |
Pilot misjudged approach and collided with wall.
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Fractured ankle |
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Last updated: 18 April 2024
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