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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
20.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
60

Location
Bradwell,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Unknown


Summary
Pilot 360d into hill in sinking air.

Injury
Unknown


Date
18.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
49

Rating:
Novice

Location
High And Over,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Prima 30

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Student stumbled on landing damaging shoulder.

Injury
Pilot:
Dislo shoulder, chipped bone

Date
18.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
40

Rating:
CP

Location
Rushup Edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Airwave
Calypso

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Tow rated pilot got into difficulties when attempting to ridge soar having hill launched. Pilot landed heavily behind trees.

Injury
Pilot:
Bruising

Date
17.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
42

Location
Luffenham,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Parascender

Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow

Summary
Tow vehicle driver crashed into rubble mound hidden by long grass on tow field.

Injury
Pilot:
Grazing to arm and back

Date
15.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
41

Rating:
CP

Location
Plaine Joux,
France

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Aeros
Target 16

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
It is believed that the pilot clipped a tree in light conditions and fell 15m to the ground. The pilot was wearing a cycle helmet which contributed sighnificantly to the seriousness of the head injuries!.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr skull, fr ribs

Date
10.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
48

Rating:
Novice

Location
Green Bell,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Prima

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Student landed heavily on uneven ground fracturing leg.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr leg

Date
10.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
41

Rating:
CP

Location
Butser,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Firebird
Z One

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot misjudged wind strength/gradient and got blown back into rotor.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr l1 vertebra

Date
09.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
65

Rating:
CP

Location
Forclaz,
France

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Mamboo Large

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at 15m on final approach due to turbulence.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr vertabrae and ribs

Date
08.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
52

Rating:
P

Location
Unknown

Wing Type


Wing:
Windtech
Pulsar

Summary
Pilot noticed that the line tidys were causing the risers to fray slightly.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
07.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Rating:
Novice

Location
Steyning Bowl,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Trekking
Sunbeam

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Student did not flare on landing and glider over-flew, pulling student over.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr tibia

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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