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
31.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 38 Rating: P |
Location
Fontanile , Castelluccio, Di Norcia. Itlay,Italy Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic |
Wing Type Wing: FLYING PLANET Spirit Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Vertebra compression fracture and possible cracked rib |
Date
31.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 22 Rating: Novice |
Location
Talybont,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Alpha Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Broken ankle |
Date
30.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 30 Rating: AP |
Location
Repack,UK |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
30.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 41 Rating: Novice |
Location
Muggery Bottom,UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic |
Wing Type Wing: Apco Fiesta Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Fractured wrist and elbow and also bruised spine. |
Date
29.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 40 Rating: CP |
Location
Larange,France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Thermic |
Wing Type Wing: Apco Sentra Large. Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Fr femur |
Date
28.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 38 Rating: CP |
Location
Nant Y Moel,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic |
Wing Type Wing: Swing Astral Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Severe bruising to muscles of lower spine. compressed vertebra. |
Date
27.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 21 Rating: P |
Location
Babadag (Olu Deniz) Turkey,Turkey |
Wing Type Wing: Nova Carbon Launch Type: Foot (Forward) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
26.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 36 Rating: CP |
Location
Haresfield,UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Sigma 4 |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
26.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 53 Rating: CP |
Location
Haresfield,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable |
Wing Type Wing: Edel Confidance |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
15.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 57 Rating: P |
Location
Mount Caburn,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Gusts |
Wing Type Wing: Apco Presta Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
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.