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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
08.06.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
49

Location
Wheston,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Edel
Apollo 27

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Student tripped having made a successful landing.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr lower arm.

Date
08.06.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
48

Rating:
P

Location
Magilligan,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Powered HG

Wing:
Airwave
Magic 4

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
mosquito

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Minor rib injury (no medical aid required)

Date
07.06.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
56

Rating:
P

Location
Aspres,
France

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Solar Wings
Rush

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
07.06.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
38

Rating:
P

Location
Raf N Luffenham,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Parascender

Wing:
Harley
Paramont Pii

Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
01.06.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
41

Rating:
CP

Location
Mam Tor (East),
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Fiesta

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Bruising and initial winding

Date
01.06.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
59

Rating:
P

Location
Folly At Maiden Newton,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Firebird
Hornet

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Dislocated shoulder and right elbow ( ulna and radii).

Date
01.06.2003

Pilot
Female

Age:
24

Rating:
Novice

Location
Darley Moor,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Mars

Launch Type:
Winch Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken left humerous, bruises to left side

Date
31.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Rating:
P

Location
Aerotow-Com Aulk,
Spain

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Relax

Launch Type:
Aero Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Sprain to right wrist and a bruise on knee

Date
31.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
38

Rating:
P

Location
Fontanile , Castelluccio, Di Norcia. Itlay,
Italy

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
FLYING PLANET
Spirit

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Vertebra compression fracture and possible cracked rib

Date
31.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
22

Rating:
Novice

Location
Talybont,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken ankle

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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