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 |
|
07.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
69
Rating:
Trainee
Flying Experience:
5 years
(1 hours)
|
Mount Caburn Airworks training field,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Wave
Launch Type:
Foot |
Glider went offline to the left while student was practising forward launches. Student was pulled over onto left side causing damage to shoulder.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
06.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
61
|
Darley Moor Airfield,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom3
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
Day one student on third flight failed to keep legs down and did not flare on landing.
|
Minor Injuries,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
04.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 years
25 hours
(6 hours)
|
Anstey,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Powered PG
Wing:
Ozone
Indy
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
Power Jet,
V3 |
Pilot had frontal collapse at 600ft while on landing approach. Pilot regained control at 60ft but struck power lines causing the pilot to pendulum underneath to the ground.
|
Unhurt |
|
02.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
8 years
220 hours
(65 hours)
|
Laragne,
France
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence,
Leeside |
Paraglider
Wing:
Mac Para
Eden 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot accidentally flew leeside was was blown over village in turbulent air. Pilot landed hard and fast.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
01.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
6 years
10 hours
|
Paradiso,
Italy
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Epic
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot misjudged approach and turned downwind landing at speed into trees.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
01.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 years
10 hours
(5 hours)
|
Basano Del Grappa,
Italy
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Epic |
Pilot landed down wind at speed having changed final approach direction to avoid construction crane.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
30.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
13 years
84 hours
(3 hours)
|
Whitewool, Hampshire,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin Gliders
Sprint 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot spun glider while attempting to dampen a surge caused by coming out of a turn in thermic conditions. Pilot lost control and crashed through trees.
|
Minor Injuries,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
30.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
55
Flying Experience:
5 years
|
Loose Bottom,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Airwave
Wave
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student pilot slowed to minimum sink speed on approach as instructed, but failed to flare until after landing.
Later conversation with student revealed only 10% vision in one eye. (i.e. poor binocular vision.)
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
29.06.2018 |
Male
Rating:
Pilot/Coach
Flying Experience:
21 years
1430 hours
(101 hours)
|
Wrynose.,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota2 |
Pilot caught harness on rock while pushing back to the front of the ridge in weak conditions. Glider collapsed causing pilot to fall on to grassy area below. Pilot was then dragged through boulders as glider reinflated.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
29.06.2018 |
|
Workshop,
UK |
Paraglider |
During repack the pilot noticed that the rearmost retailing elastic had been drawn inside the grommet of the middle elastic. This made extraction extremely difficult requiring significant force.
|
Unhurt |
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