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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incident Reports | |||||
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Date
15.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 36 Rating: CP |
Location
Mount Caburn,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic |
Wing Type Wing: Nova Xyon Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
|
Date
15.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 42 Rating: AP |
Location
Lijar,Spain Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Thermic |
Wing Type Wing: Airwave Xxx Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Fracture 2x vertebrae, compressed 1 dics. hospital in spain (records have been kept by his doctor) |
|
Date
15.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 46 Rating: Novice |
Location
Mere,UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic |
Wing Type Wing: GRADIENT Bright Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Broken wrist |
|
Date
10.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 50 Rating: CP |
Location
Parlick,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Wing Type Wing: Apco Sierra Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Back and facial |
|
Date
10.05.2003 |
Pilot
FemaleAge: 40 Rating: CP |
Location
Barton Airfield,UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Wing Type Wing: Edel Apollo Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Severe bruising to the spinal area, whiplash injury |
|
Date
05.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 48 Rating: AP |
Location
Caburn,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Gusts |
Wing Type Wing: GRADIENT Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Disclocated shoulder r/h |
|
Date
04.05.2003 |
Pilot
MaleRating: CP |
Location
Rushop,UK Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Gusts |
Wing Type Wing: Firebird Ignition Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
|
Date
24.04.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 69 Rating: P |
Location
Seaham,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Sigma 5 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Fr pelvis, concussion, black eye. |
|
Date
22.04.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 37 Rating: CP |
Location
Shining Tor,UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable |
Wing Type Wing: Airwave Harmony Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
|
Date
18.04.2003 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 35 Rating: CP |
Location
UKWind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Gusts |
Wing Type Wing: Firebird Marlin Launch Type: Foot (Reverse) |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Bruising |
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.
