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 powered hg 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 32 entries for powered hg wings
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| Date | Pilot | Location | Wing Type | Summary | Injury |
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Date
01.09.2001 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 59 Rating: CP |
Location
Oxboro Set-Aside,UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady |
Wing Type Wing: Airwave Doodle-Bug/Magic Iii Launch Type: Powered Engine: radne, racket 120 |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
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Date
05.05.2001 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 48 Rating: P |
Location
Near Doncaster,UK |
Wing Type Launch Type: Powered |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Serious head injuries, unconscious for several days. possible brain injury. right ulna fracture. |
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.
