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.
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.
If you want to search by incident date, please enter the day, month and year numerically as dd-mm-yyyy (eg. 03-12-2019).
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 2455 entries for paraglider wings
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Date | Pilot | Location | Wing Type | Summary | Injury |
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Date
17.06.2008 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 47 Rating: Novice |
Location
Gallounet,France Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Wing Type Wing: Skywalk Mescal 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Bruising and grazes |
Date
15.06.2008 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 55 Rating: Novice |
Location
Muggery,UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Wing Type Wing: Apco Karma M Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Fr ankle |
Date
15.06.2008 |
Pilot
FemaleAge: 34 Rating: CP |
Location
Bradwell,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable |
Wing Type Wing: Gin Yeti Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Fr elbow |
Date
11.06.2008 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 50 Rating: AP |
Location
St Catherines Down,UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts |
Wing Type Wing: Independence Speed 5 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
09.06.2008 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 62 Rating: P |
Location
Bo Peep,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic |
Wing Type Wing: Axis Vega 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Sprained ankle, minor cuts. |
Date
07.06.2008 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 45 Rating: Novice |
Location
Darley Moor,UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Element S Launch Type: Winch Tow |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Fr leg |
Date
06.06.2008 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 45 Rating: P |
Location
Buttermere Moss,UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable |
Wing Type Wing: Aerodyne Jumbe 29 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
01.06.2008 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 48 Rating: CP |
Location
Dodd Fell,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic |
Wing Type Wing: U-Turn Infinity Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Fr vertebra t12 |
Date
31.05.2008 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 31 Rating: Novice |
Location
Blaenavon,UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Wing Type Wing: Dudek Vox Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Dislocated ankle |
Date
28.05.2008 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 39 Rating: Novice |
Location
Curium,Cyprus Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Sprained ankle |
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.