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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
11.04.2005 Female

Age:
26

Rating:
Novice



Curium,
Cyprus

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin
Bolero 2

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Student was lifted off ground during reverse launch attempt, then pulled wrong control resulting in a turn into the hillside.

Fr tibia
05.04.2005 Male

Age:
52

Rating:
CP



Stags Fell,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Hang Glider Rigid

Wing:
Atos
C

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)
Pilot missjudged approach having encountered sheep in chosen field. Collided with wall.

Fr knee, cuts to face and arm, broken teeth.
05.04.2005 Male

Age:
54

Rating:
CP



Milk Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Amour 159

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)
Glider stalled on final approach possibly due to thermic activity and/or insufficient speed on landing appraoch.

Strained shoulder
26.03.2005 Male

Age:
38

Rating:
P



Blackhall,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Sigma 6

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot was flying a recognised site in a normal manner and was made aware that his activity had scared some horses that had then broke their tethers and damaged 2 parked cars.

None
25.03.2005 Male

Age:
37

Rating:
AP



Sutton Meadows,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Airbourne
C2

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Pilot started take off run for aerotow but was not properly clear of the marshal. Glider struck marshal on shoulder as it moved forward causing the weak link to break and bending an upright.

None
25.03.2005 Male

Rating:
AP



Bradwell Edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot had mid-air with another paraglider. Both carried on flying without problem.

None
21.03.2005 Male

Age:
38

Rating:
FLPA



Lumb Farm,
UK
Powered PG

Launch Type:
Powered
No details available

Fr leg
21.03.2005 Male

Age:
51



Frampton End Road,
UK
Powered PG

Launch Type:
Powered
No details available

Back injuries
17.03.2005

Big fat repack report. See report for details.

None
13.03.2005 Male

Age:
35

Rating:
AP



Long Mynd,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin
Boomerang

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot sustained collapse at 40ft in breezy conditions with some turbulence about.

Bruised ribs
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Last updated: 29 March 2024

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