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 |
|
06.03.2020 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
17 years
1000 hours
(4 hours)
|
Frocester/nympsfield,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Bonanza 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot misjudged approach to top landing and decided to collide with a small tree rather than making an extreme turn.
|
Pilot:
Minor Injuries
Passenger:
Feet, Legs
|
|
06.03.2020 |
Male
Age:
21
Flying Experience:
11 years
1000 hours
(50 hours)
|
Devil's Dyke,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
ZENO
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot attempted to cobra launch his paraglider but was dragged into a group of people.
|
Unhurt |
|
06.03.2020 |
Female
Age:
42
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
5 years
9 hours
(2 hours)
|
Cats Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Phi
Symphonia
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot slope landed but tripped on tussock once feet down. Broke fibula, no further injury.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
06.03.2020 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
14 years
1100 hours
(50 hours)
|
Butser west,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Swift max
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was forced to take avoiding action to avoid a collision when the other pilot did not give way.
|
Pilot:
Unhurt
Passenger:
Unhurt |
|
05.03.2020 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
11 years
390 hours
|
Kettlewell,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 9
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot lost thermal while flying up a cliff face and landed heavily on a shelf on the cliff.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
11.02.2020 |
Male
Age:
68
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
20 hours
(2 hours)
|
Poinente, Lijar,
Spain
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Epic
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot exited spiral but failed to correctly manage the resulting dive. Pilot stalled glider and landed heavily.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
10.02.2020 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
10 years
101 hours
(9 hours)
|
Poniente TO,
Spain
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Phi
Tenor
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off but did not notice he had snapped an upper break line and got a twig snagged in his lines. Once flying the pilot spotted the issues and was able to make a safe bottom landing using big ears.
|
Unhurt |
|
09.02.2020 |
Male
Age:
59
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
5 years
86 hours
(26 hours)
|
Nid D’ Aigle,
Morocco
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot made steep turn towards ridge in order to avoid a collision with another paraglider. Pilot flew into terrain having possibly spun glider.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
06.02.2020 |
Male
Age:
51
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom 3
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
Student caught foot while landing from low, short hop resulting in a fractured leg.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
05.02.2020 |
Male
Age:
49
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
10 years
260 hours
(28 hours)
|
Ansermanuevo,
Colombia
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Cure
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot made emergency turn while on final approach to avoid low level power lines. Pilot's seat made contact with bump in the ground before legs could fully absorb the impact.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
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