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 paraglider 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 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 |
|
03.09.2023 |
Male
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
20 years
2375 hours
(95 hours)
|
Parlick west,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Swift 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot reverse launched in strong breeze and was lifted immediately. Pilot noticed risers were twisted and decided to stall/turn the glider into the ground. Pilot was dragged before gaining control. On inspection pilot found that the left riser had clipped itself into the right carabiner. Pilot had swapped harnesses and had not screwed carabiners closed. Other harness had twist-lock carabiners.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
02.09.2023 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
23 years
350 hours
(20 hours)
|
Blease Fell,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Air Design
Soar
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse on lee side of cloud. The glider spun and cravatted. Pilot deployed parachute and landed safely.
|
Unhurt |
|
02.09.2023 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
25 years
1100 hours
(12 hours)
|
Sopot,
Bulgaria
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Explorer 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off with line caught on steering toggle. Pilot eventually noticed as wing tip kept collapsing and was able to land safely.
|
Unhurt |
|
31.08.2023 |
|
N/A,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
U-Turn
Blackout + |
Inspection centre noticed extensive abrasion damage on glider in for a service. Glider had been flown extensively at Oludeniz in Turkey. Damage suspected to be from Babadag launch sites.
|
Unhurt |
|
28.08.2023 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
P
|
Herne Bay,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Artik Air
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot impacted cliff in light conditions and crashed into the beach.
|
Seriously Injured,
Thoracic Spine
|
|
28.08.2023 |
Male
Age:
68
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
23 years
500 hours
(40 hours)
|
Selsley,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Cure |
Pilot noticed an odd silhouette in one cell of the wing when looking up. Pilot inspected the wing on landing and found that in one of the fabric "ribs", 4 vertical struts had torn completely through. The rib in question was not one with hang points. It was about 9 cells in from the tip.
|
Unhurt |
|
26.08.2023 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
38 years
|
South Cerney,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Green Dragons
Focus
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
Pilot landed awkwardly on inflated target mat during accuracy competition damaging ankle.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
25.08.2023 |
Male
Age:
52
Flying Experience:
6 years
500 hours
(50 hours)
|
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Flare
Moustache
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot tripped while ground handling and dislocated shoulder.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
24.08.2023 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
10 years
650 hours
(38 hours)
|
Plan Praz,
France
Wind Strength:
30-35 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence,
Leeside |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Alpina 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot caught out in very strong Lee side conditions.
|
Unhurt |
|
23.08.2023 |
Female
Age:
38
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
1 year
7 hours
(5 hours)
|
Newhaven Cliffs,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky Paragliders
Aya 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot lost height while coastal soaring at a cliff site. Pilot was forced to land in the sea but was able to get themselves to a small area of beach, from which they were rescued.
|
Unhurt |
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