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 |
|
27.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
7 years
|
BALLYCARY FIELD,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Powered PG
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot lost control of his glider on approach to landing. Possible collapse/stall. Pilot landed heavily.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
27.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
9 years
|
Treak Cliff,
UK
Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Unknown
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot landed in a tree attempting to avoid power lines having been unable to penetrate in strong conditions.
|
Unhurt |
|
25.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
47
Flying Experience:
7 years
5 hours
(4 hours)
|
Skiddaw,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Ion 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student on final approach to land in field, came in too high in nil wind and put in a hard turn just before landing as was worried he was running out of room. Glider swung towards ground as pilot flared hard, pilots arm hit ground fully outstretched during flair resulting in injury to wrist.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
24.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
49
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
22 years
50 hours
(5 hours)
|
Cutthorpe,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Powered PG
Wing:
Praavis
Acrobat
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
Bailey,
175 |
Pilot veered towards dry stone wall while heavily loaded, not realising his trimmers were asymmetrically set. Pilot clipped top of wall and fell down the other side.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
23.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
19 years
200 hours
(6 hours)
|
Westbury,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
Sport 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot made hurried launch in order to catch thermal upcycle, but failed to check true wind direction and made uncoordinated take-off with insufficient speed. Glider turned in towards side of hill sharply. Pilot applied full control weight shift to avoid collision with hill and went on to complete normal flight.
|
Unhurt |
|
23.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
10 years
300 hours
(30 hours)
|
Hundred House,
UK
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Tequila 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse while turning into final approach. Pilot landed heavily on one leg.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
23.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
1 hours
(1 hours)
|
Mount Caburn,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Unknown
Unknown
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot crash landed in a deep water ditch sustaining injuries to his legs. Pilot was rescued by other pilots as he was in danger of drowning.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
19.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
14 years
195 hours
(11 hours)
|
Montmin,
France
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 8
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off and encountered stronger than expected head wind. Pilot was then unable to reach intended landing fields resulting in an unplanned landing. Pilot turned into wind too late and collided with slope.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
18.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
61
Flying Experience:
28 years
250 hours
|
Forclaz,
France
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse shortly after launching. The glider turned 180 degrees with no obvious pilot input and crashed into the hillside.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
15.06.2018 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
5 years
14 hours
(14 hours)
|
Mount Caburn,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Koyot 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had near miss with another paraglider. The other paraglider suffered a collapse and landed heavily.
|
Unhurt,
Cervical Spine
|
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