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 |
|
18.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
57
|
UK |
Powered PG |
Pre flight inspection of Icaro helmet revealed that one of the two retaining loops of plastic coated cord had snapped and detached at the front end at it's retaining point where it is fixed with a rivet. On inspection of spare helmet, it was found that in the same place, the outer plastic coating had snapped, but was still being retained by the inner cord core.
|
Unhurt |
|
18.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
49
|
Beddingham,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Element 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot launched successfully but then applied hard right then left controls and pendulumed into the ground.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
17.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
EP
|
Planfait,,
France
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
When Taking off, the student, caught his hand on the reserve handle and brushed the lower bushes of the take off area.
The reserve was deployed, which in turn made the main glider drive down.
the student remained clam, and landed in the trees in front of the take off.
|
Unhurt |
|
16.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
53
Flying Experience:
(6 hours)
|
Campo coy lump,
Spain
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin Gliders
Bolero 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot fell over his own feet after he had landed and fell on his face.
His sunglasses dug into his nose which needed a few stitches.
|
Minor Injuries,
Head Injuries
|
|
14.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
67
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
44 years
2000 hours
(50 hours)
|
Murton Pike,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Flow
XCRacer
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot spun glider while attempting to thermal. Pilot suspects lack of sleep and dehydration were significant factors.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
13.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
11 years
240 hours
(18 hours)
|
Combe Gibbet,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Strong |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mentor 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot turned low in a thermal close to trees. Pilot then hit sink and was caught in the rotor behind the trees. Glider suffered asymmetric collapses but pilot was able to land but hit a fence post.
|
Unhurt |
|
12.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
20 hours
|
Babadag,
Turkey
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz Z5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot forward launched in a gentle breeze from Babadag 1800m take-off. Glider came up slightly asymmetrically. Pilot eventually moved under the wing, but failed to load the glider up with his body weight. Glider experienced a small frontal collapse on the edge of take off. Pilot fell off the front of launch. The glider did not fully recover before the pilot hit the road below.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
12.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
40
Flying Experience:
15 years
350 hours
(12 hours)
|
Talybont,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Nevada
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot misjudged wind direction and attempted to make a slope landing downwind on steep terrain. Pilot tripped on landing.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
09.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
9 years
4 hours
(1 hours)
|
Teba,
Spain
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Avian
Rio
Launch Type:
Foot |
On take off pilot started running went to basebar and pulled in without sufficient height to clear takeoff area. Pilot hit a rock which pulled the glider in to the ground.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
08.05.2018 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
12 years
1000 hours
(50 hours)
|
Chinkwell Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence,
Front Influence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega X-Alps 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot both hands off brakes to adjust vario, frontal collapse happened during this time and without enough height to recover.
|
Seriously Injured |
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