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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
05.04.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
41

Rating:
Novice

Location
Heol Senni,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Firebird
G-Sport

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken right ankle

Date
05.04.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
47

Rating:
AP

Location
Bell Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Sky
Atis 28

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Ankle, not specified.

Date
04.04.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
52

Rating:
P

Location
Harting Down,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Amour

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Fatal.

Date
04.04.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
33

Rating:
Novice

Location
Telegraph Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Windtech
Tonic

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Fr r tibia, chipped toe.

Date
03.04.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Rating:
Novice

Location
Gelligaer,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Harmony2

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Dislocated right shoulder

Date
31.03.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
33

Rating:
AP

Location
Mynydd Meid,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
AERODYNE
Jumbe

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Right fractured neck of humerus

Date
31.03.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
32

Rating:
CP

Location
Crows Hall,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Amour

Launch Type:
Aero Tow

Summary
Pilot allowed glider to go off-line during aerotow. Possibly flying too slow.

Injury
Pilot:
Concussion and bruising

Date
30.03.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
35

Rating:
CP

Location
Hill Farm,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Java

Launch Type:
Winch Tow

Summary
Low level weak link break leading to difficult landing.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor bruising of thumb.

Date
30.03.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
34

Rating:
AP

Location
Shining Tor,
UK

Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h

Conditions:
Turbulent

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Laminar St

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Bruised ribs.

Date
29.03.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
41

Rating:
Novice

Location
Sennybridge,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
PRIMA


Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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