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 for all wing types 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 available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.
| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
|
03.11.2022 |
Male
Age:
59
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
37 years
|
Stanage,
UK |
Paraglider |
Pilot had near miss with drone during top to bottom flight. Drone operator was wearing FPV goggles and was unaware of the paraglider pilots.
|
Unhurt |
|
20.10.2022 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
2 years
7 hours
(6 hours)
|
Vault Bay,
UK
Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
Sport 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
After a successful flight pilot landed in field adjacent to normal landing field due to cattle in field. Pilot experienced severe turbulence and crash landed. Turbulence suspected to be from hedge at upwind end of field.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
18.10.2022 |
Male
Age:
67
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
18 years
520 hours
(46 hours)
|
Gregareth,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot encountered rapidly rising and turbulent air shortly after take off. Pilot was lifted and blown back. The glider collapsed and the pilot was dumped from approx 6m. Possible bullet thermal and/or wave influence.
|
Unhurt |
|
15.10.2022 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
13 years
195 hours
(25 hours)
|
Coastal,
Spain
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot launched and noticed speed bar line had snagged on the chest strap causing the glider to turn right. Pilot landed safely.
|
Unhurt |
|
03.10.2022 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
6 years
20 hours
(5 hours)
|
Babadag 1900m,
Turkey
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence,
Leeside |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was flying leeside and suffered an asymmetric collapse resulting in a cravat spiral. Pilot deployed their emergency parachute and landed safely.
|
Unhurt |
|
29.09.2022 |
Male
Age:
63
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
44 years
1000 hours
|
Ager,
Spain
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Fuse 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
During a dual paraglider take off, the launch assistant's hand became caught in the red 'launch assist' handle, situated on the passenger harness. Assistant was able to release their hand before being lifted off the ground, just as the glider launched.
|
Pilot:
Unhurt
Passenger:
Unhurt |
|
24.09.2022 |
Male
Age:
68
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
25 years
3000 hours
(65 hours)
|
Babadag 1700,
Turkey
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
777
Queen 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot reversed launched and on turning to face forwards encountered a dust devil. Pilot was lifted up and spun round before being dragged across the take-off area.
|
Unhurt |
|
21.09.2022 |
Male
Age:
64
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
36 years
2000 hours
(4 hours)
|
Ager Montsec,
Spain
Wind Strength:
35-40 km/h
Conditions:
Strong |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
U2
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was assisted towards launch by another experienced pilot. A thermal was blowing through and so a third pilot held the left wing wire from behind. Hang check was performed. Pilot lifted the A frame and was assessing conditions when the lower front wires came away from the nose ripping out of the assistants fingers. The pilot and wing were lifted backwards, 2-3 m into the air. The assistant on the left side wire was able to hold on and so the glider slewed around and came down sideways to the wind. The pilot landed on feet.
The lower front wires keyhole tang nose catch had somehow disconnected itself.
|
Unhurt |
|
20.09.2022 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
7 years
330 hours
(30 hours)
|
Kronplatz,
Italy
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Strong Turbulence,
Foehn |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
Swing
Mirage RS 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot launched with a group, 3 wings in front had good glide, as did the 1 behind. Pilot launched into sinking air and impacted slope heavily.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
20.09.2022 |
Male
Age:
62
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
42 years
2000 hours
(60 hours)
|
Pena Negra,
Spain
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Artik 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
While thermalling, pilot noticed left stabilo line had snapped. Having replaced the line pilot noticed that while thermalling to the right, in turbulent conditions, he had a tendency to push the left brake handle forward. This resulted in the brake line and stabilo line rubbing against each other.
|
Unhurt |
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