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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 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.

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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 3134 entries for all wing types

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
30.04.2006 Male

Age:
43

Rating:
Novice



Woldingham Valley,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Flying Planet
Syrius

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student mistimed flare on ground skimming flight and landed heavilly.

Fr fibula
29.04.2006 Male

Age:
56

Rating:
P



Comb Gibbet,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Vibe

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot suffered extreme turbulence while ridge soaring and lost control of glider. Chose to immediately throw emergency chute (at approx 200ft) and landed safely. Pilot states that numerous deployment practices at BFR saved his life.

Bruising
29.04.2006 Male

Age:
40

Rating:
CP



Maiden Castle,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Firebird
Z One

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot hit sink while ridge soaring and slope landed. Landing was fast and heavy.

Fr ankle
29.04.2006 Male

Age:
48

Rating:
CP



Odonnells Rock,
Ireland

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Sport 1

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot suffered 50%+ asymmetric collapse at 50-60ft while on approach to top land. Glider entered rapid spiral and crashed before pilot could recover.

Fr l4 vertebra
27.04.2006 Male

Age:
46



UK Flying Planet parachute inner container found to be sticky causing possible deployment issues.

None
24.04.2006 Male

Age:
33

Rating:
P



Rushup Edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Wing:
Mac
Eden 3

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level and spiraled into hill.

Fr elbow
22.04.2006 Male

Age:
40

Rating:
CP



Bo Peep,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Wing:
Pegas
Arcus

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot allowed himself to get low on the ridge with a tailwind and in sinking air. Did not leave enough time or room to turn out and landed heavily.

Fr fibula
16.04.2006 Male

Age:
38

Rating:
CP



Llety Siac,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Wing:
FreeX
Flair

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot landed in wind conditions and attempted to deflate glider using A risers. Glider deflated but immediately reinflated dragging pilot into large rock. Serious injury (or worse) prevented by helmet.

Concussion, bruising.
15.04.2006 Male

Age:
53

Rating:
CP



Glyder Fach,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Wave

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot dumped down (probably by unforeseen rotor) from low level while flying over rocky terrain.

Fr tib and fib
12.04.2006 Male

Age:
37

Rating:
Novice



Currium,
Cyprus

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Fiesta

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)
Student suffered asymmetric collapse on an assisted forward launch. Student did not correct the ensuing turn and crashed into hillside.

Fr foot/ankle
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Last updated: 29 March 2024

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