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Incident Reports (Informal)

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.

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Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:

Incident reports for powered pg 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).

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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 132 entries for powered pg wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
Incident Reports

Date
15.01.2001

Pilot
Male

Rating:
P

Location
Cross Country,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Powered PG

Wing:
FreeX
Mission

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
RAD,
Airheart XL100

Summary
Paramotor pilot landing out after a XC flight. During his landing approach the pilot attempted a 360 degree turn during which the wing stalled and entered a spin. The pilot landed heavily.

Injury
Pilot:
Sprained right hand, bruising.

Date
28.12.2000

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Location
Buckingham Palace,
UK

Wing Type
Powered PG

Launch Type:
Powered

Summary
Paramotor pilot (Non BHPA member) landed his aircraft in the grounds of Buck Palace.

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.

 

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