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 speedrider 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 2 entries for speedrider wings
| Date | Pilot | Location | Wing Type | Summary | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incident Reports | |||||
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Date
27.03.2022 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 42 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 670 hours |
Location
Charvet,Val D'Isere, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Level Wings Fury 9 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
|
Date
29.01.2017 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 37 Rating: P Flying Experience: 19 years 200 hours (50 hours) |
Location
Val d'isere,France Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Gin Gliders Nano Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Last updated: 5 January 2025
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.
