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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.

Paraglider

Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:

Incident reports for paraglider wings 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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There are 2455 entries for paraglider wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
Incident Reports

Date
15.09.2008

Pilot
Female

Age:
21

Rating:
Novice

Location
Steyning,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Windtech
Coral

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Student was practising forward inflations when glider went off line. Student pulled muscle in leg.

Injury
Pilot:
Muscle pull in leg

Date
14.09.2008

Pilot
Male

Age:
60

Rating:
Novice

Location
High and Over,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Prima II

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Student failed to flare on landing and landed awkwardly.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr tib and fib and dislocated.

Date
13.09.2008

Pilot
Female

Age:
44

Rating:
CP

Location
Liddington,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Gradient
Bright

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Pilot landed crosswind and caught foot under harness.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr fibula

Date
13.09.2008

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Rating:
Novice

Location
Gully,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Atom

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)

Summary
Student went off line during low hop and landed heavily.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr ankle

Date
06.09.2008

Pilot
Female

Age:
38

Rating:
P

Location
Ager,
Spain

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Skywalk
Chili

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Pilot miss-timed damping dive on exit of nose down spiral. Glider suffered 80-90% asymmetric which turned into locked in spiral. Pilot eventually recovered but on landing noticed chest strap had been ripped out of light weight harness.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
30.08.2008

Pilot
Male

Age:
50

Rating:
CP

Location
Tan Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Mac
Muse II

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot was lifted prematurely from hill during reverse launch and went off with twisted risers. Landed heavily going sidewards.

Injury
Pilot:
Twisted knee

Date
28.08.2008

Pilot
Male

Age:
50

Location
Long Mynd,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Paraglider

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot landed awkwardly during slope landing having got low in increasingly light conditions.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr tibia

Date
23.08.2008

Pilot
Male

Age:
47

Rating:
P

Location
Ringstead,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Bi Beta 4

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)

Summary
Pilot lost control of tandem during launch in windy conditions and fell over. Was then dragged into parked car.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
08.08.2008

Pilot
Male

Age:
48

Rating:
CP

Location
North Luffenham,
UK

Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
FreeX
Dingo

Launch Type:
Winch Tow

Summary
Immediately after release from tow the weak link attached to the tow line became caught in the pilots speedbar. The pilot successfully s turned down to land safely.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
07.08.2008

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Rating:
Novice

Location
Bedlinog,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 3

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Student failed to execute proper flare in light wind conditions and also landed with outstretched legs.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr foot

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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