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 |
|
09.06.2020 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
Unqualified
Flying Experience:
23 years
10 hours
|
Mount Caburn,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student performing "first hop" flights landed hard on two occasions and sustained injury.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
09.06.2020 |
Male
Age:
68
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
27 years
920 hours
(20 hours)
|
Bo Peep,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Phi
Maestro
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot attempted a 360 degree turn in a thermal and misjudged his height and proximity to the hill, leading to an impact with the hillside.
|
Minor Injuries,
Cervical Spine
|
|
08.06.2020 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
5 years
2 hours
(1 hours)
|
Butser North,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Vivo
Air Design
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot flew out of the lift band, found himself losing height and elected to perform a slope landing. He landed heavily and fell over, sustaining injury.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
08.06.2020 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
18 years
60 hours
|
Herne Bay,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Hook 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot attempted a slope landing in wind that had changed after takeoff to be across the slope. The pilot landed hard on rough terrain.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
07.06.2020 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
33 years
|
Westbury,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot launched with his helmet chinstrap unfastened. The helmet fell off but was prevented from falling by a power cable to a helmet mounted camera.
|
Unhurt |
|
02.06.2020 |
Male
Age:
67
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
36 years
1400 hours
(5 hours)
|
Pendle Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Very Strong,
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 10
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot experienced a large asymmetric collapse in thermic conditions and lost control of his wing, leading to an impact with the ground.
|
Minor Injuries,
Cervical Spine
|
|
02.06.2020 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
5 years
30 hours
(6 hours)
|
Bratton Camp,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Triple Seven
Knight
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot misjudged his landing approach. In an attempt to avoid overshooting he reduced his airspeed and undertook low S turns, leading to a heavy landing.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
02.06.2020 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 years
250 hours
(10 hours)
|
Leckhampton,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was seen to attempt a top landing in gusty thermic conditions. The wing was seen to suffer asymmetric collapses at low level that led to the pilot impacting the hill.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
01.06.2020 |
Male
|
Blaenavon,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Unknown
Unknown
Launch Type:
Foot |
A launch assistant inadvertently deployed the emergency parachute during a tandem launch. The launch was aborted with the aid of a bystander who helped to secure the wing and emergency parachute.
|
Pilot:
Unhurt
Passenger:
Unhurt |
|
28.05.2020 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
7 years
150 hours
(14 hours)
|
Ground handling Field,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Unknown
Unknown
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was ground handling his paraglider when some lines became snagged and damaged, having been caught around the ski goggle clip on the rear of his Sup Air "Pilot" helmet. Upon inspection he found that the screw casing for the clip (set into the moulded helmet shell) was protruding beyond the shell of the helmet. This caused the snag and damage to the lines.
|
Unhurt |
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