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 |
|
22.06.2019 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
6 years
95 hours
(48 hours)
|
Blease Fell,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Ion 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot replaced brake line but forgot to feed it through the bully on the riser. Pilot also had knot in upper lines deforming the glider. Pilot top landed with difficulty using big-ears.
|
Unhurt |
|
22.06.2019 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
13 years
270 hours
(40 hours)
|
XClent tow field,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Triple 7
Queen 2
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
On attempting to release from the towline, pilot found the bridle cord had twisted round the three ring circus release preventing the release from operating. Line was guillotined and pilot eventually managed to untwist and release.
|
Unhurt |
|
21.06.2019 |
Male
Age:
66
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
22 years
200 hours
(20 hours)
|
Frocester,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Delta 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off and attempted to soar over trees. Pilot hit sink and crashed into the trees before falling to the ground 30ft below. Pilot used 'what3words" app to help locate having called 999.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
20.06.2019 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
7 years
175 hours
(35 hours)
|
None,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Explorer |
Pilot found issue when fitting small Independence Ultra Cross parachute to Skywalk Range Air harness. Harness parachute container was not adjustable for size leading to parachute deployment handle being too long.
|
Unhurt |
|
20.06.2019 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
EP
Flying Experience:
5 years
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent,
Front Influence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
No details available
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
13.06.2019 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
10 years
165 hours
(8 hours)
|
Ager,
Spain
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Whilst trying to scratch up the face of the terrain, on turning to a down wind beat the glider accelerated to 55 kph. Possibly suffering some rotor from the terrain the ground came up very quickly. The pilot impacted the ground heavily at a shallow angle.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
09.06.2019 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
31 years
|
Trethill,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Avax
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot crash landed in an area of possible rotor turbulence.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
09.06.2019 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
11 years
800 hours
(20 hours)
|
Small local hill Shrewsbury,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
ICARO
Nikita 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot slipped on wet grass on landing.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
07.06.2019 |
Male
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
2 hours
(1 hours)
|
Beklemeto North,
Bulgaria
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Bgd
Epic
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot fell over on slope, landing in heather.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
01.06.2019 |
Male
Age:
50
Flying Experience:
5 years
3 hours
(2 hours)
|
Muggary Bottom,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student reverse launched glider bit with a little too much brake. On facing forward he released the brakes and the glider overshot causing the student to fall forwards down the slope.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
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