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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.

Gordon Oliver flying speed wing

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
15.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
66

Rating:
P

Location
Cold Norton,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Powered HG

Wing:
Airwave
Classic

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Wasp

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken leg cut on head, burns on back.

Date
15.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
57

Rating:
P

Location
Mount Caburn,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Presta

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
15.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
38

Rating:
P

Location
Kemble,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Parascender

Wing:
waterbird
Nb Round Canopy Not Specified.

Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
15.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Rating:
CP

Location
Mount Caburn,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Xyon

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
15.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
42

Rating:
AP

Location
Lijar,
Spain

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Xxx

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Fracture 2x vertebrae, compressed 1 dics. hospital in spain (records have been kept by his doctor)

Date
15.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
46

Rating:
Novice

Location
Mere,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
GRADIENT
Bright

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken wrist

Date
12.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
31

Rating:
Novice

Location
Perranporth,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Moyes
Mars 170

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Dislocated shoulder

Date
11.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
46

Rating:
P

Location
Sutton Meadows,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Aeros
Combat 2

Launch Type:
Aero Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Sprained right wrist, bruised right knee, 2 broken teeth

Date
10.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
50

Rating:
CP

Location
Parlick,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Sierra

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Back and facial

Date
10.05.2003

Pilot
Female

Age:
40

Rating:
CP

Location
Barton Airfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Edel
Apollo

Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Severe bruising to the spinal area, whiplash injury

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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