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 2441 entries for paraglider wings
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Date | Pilot | Location | Wing Type | Summary | Injury |
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Date
17.08.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 46 Flying Experience: 8 years 1 hour (1 hour) 20 flights (20 flights) |
Location
Swanborough,Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Atom Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs |
Date
15.08.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 37 4 flights (4 flights) |
Location
Warren Barn Farm,Woldingham,Surrey, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: UP Ascent 3 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder |
Date
14.08.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 36 8 flights (8 flights) |
Location
Moel Elio,Bangor, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Swing Discus Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs |
Date
09.08.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 38 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 500 hours (30 hours) 1000 flights (50 flights) |
Location
Liddington Castle,Four Marks, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Air Design Volt 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
06.08.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 43 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 38 hours (19 hours) 174 flights (101 flights) |
Location
Rybury,Alton Barnes, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Epsilon 6 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine |
Date
06.08.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 13 years 201 hours (30 hours) 200 flights (30 flights) |
Location
Newgale,Newgale, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Apco Game 42 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt Passenger: Minor Injuries Hands, Arms, Shoulder |
Date
30.07.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 53 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years 180 hours (50 hours) 360 flights (70 flights) |
Location
Moel Famau,UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Nova Mentor4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine |
Date
30.07.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 49 Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 250 hours (2 hours) (3 flights) |
Location
Plaine Joux,Chamonix valley, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent, Front Influence |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Sigma 8 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs |
Date
23.07.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 40 Rating: P Flying Experience: 200 hours (30 hours) 200 flights (10 flights) |
Location
Rybury,Pewsey, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Sigma 8 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
23.07.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 53 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 10 years 1 flight (1 flight) |
Location
Eype,Bridport Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Firebird Ignition Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Last updated: 13 November 2024
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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.