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Incident Reports (Informal)

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 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 known, total hours and total flights flown are displayed below together with hours and flights flown in the past six months, the latter being displayed in brackets.

There are 3239 entries for all wing types

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
Incident Reports

Date
20.01.2007

Pilot
Unknown
Location
UK

Wing Type
Unknown


Summary
Parachute repack issues. Please refer to IR for details.

Injury
Unknown


Date
14.01.2007

Pilot
Male

Age:
63

Rating:
AP

Location
Mala,
Spain

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Solar Wings
Scandal Xk

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
HG pilot had mid-air with PG trainee while ridge soaring/thermalling.

Injury
Unknown


Date
14.01.2007

Pilot
Male

Rating:
CP

Location
Haresfield Beacon,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Windtech
Ambar

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot misjudged wind strength and was lifted up and back over trees having initially moved lower down slope. Luckily top landed safely.

Injury
Unknown


Date
13.01.2007

Pilot
Male

Age:
66

Rating:
AP

Location
Panchgani,
India

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Mantra

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse in turbulent conditions. Recovered with cravat then glider stalled and entered cascade. pilot deployed emergency chute but hit wall on landing.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr ribs, fr vertebrae

Date
21.12.2006

Pilot
Male

Age:
55

Rating:
Novice

Location
Beddingham,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Prima

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Student stalled glider by not running fast enough and applying too much brake on takeoff.

Injury
Pilot:
Bruised lower back

Date
20.12.2006

Pilot
Male

Age:
38

Rating:
P

Location
Bradwell Edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level as a result of turbulence caused by wave.

Injury
Pilot:
Bruising

Date
17.12.2006

Pilot
Male

Age:
62

Rating:
Novice

Location
Gribbler,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Buzz

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Student turned low and did not flare sufficiently resulting in a heavy landing.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr fibula

Date
10.12.2006

Pilot
Male

Age:
68

Rating:
CP

Location
Perranporth,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Sport

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot suffered symmetric front collapse while on full bar to penetrate in breezy conditions.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr pubis, fr rib

Date
19.11.2006

Pilot
Male

Age:
46

Rating:
P

Location
Eyam,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 4

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot got caught out by strengthening wind and was not able to make landing area due to power lines and no planned options. Pilot landed heavily due to turbulence from nearby trees.

Injury
Pilot:
Whiplash

Date
12.11.2006

Pilot
Male

Age:
38

Rating:
CP

Location
Mid D Aigle,
France

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Fiesta 2

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
2 seconds after launch glider appeared to deep stall for no obvious reason. No obvious thermal or turbulent activity.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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A number of incident analysis reports are also available in the safety section of our website. These are compiled from the individual incident reports submitted during the course of each year.

 

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