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 |
|
06.05.2019 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
7 years
120 hours
(40 hours)
|
Lulworth Cove,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Very Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Whilst soaring on the coast pilot flew into rotor having not noticed a change in the wind direction. The glider suffered an asymmetric collapse and the pilot landed heavily, colliding with a wire fence.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
06.05.2019 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
10 years
200 hours
(30 hours)
|
Coast Run,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Omega 8
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was on a Coastal Soaring Run and did not realise the wind had switched. The pilot was low at the time and landed downwind on rocks.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
06.05.2019 |
Male
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
36 years
3000 hours
(50 hours)
|
Coombe Gibbet,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mentor 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot allowed himself to get distracted and connected risers wrong way round. On launch pilot found he was facing backwards. Pilot maintained control and bottom landed on his feet walking backwards.
|
Unhurt |
|
29.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
6 years
|
Babadag,
Turkey
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz Z6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot called 'Takeoff' and proceeded to reverse launch. Pilot got the glider under control and proceeded to take off. The glider was flying with the pilot about 1.5m off the ground when a Tandem pilot with passenger reversed launched his wing into the path of the flying pilot. The wings entangled and the flying pilot crashed onto the takeoff suffering minor scrapes.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
23.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
69
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
47 years
1000 hours
(7 hours)
|
Primrose Valley,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz Z 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot landed in front of where intended on top of the cliff. Pilot tripped and fell forward and hit head hard on the wooden fence that surrounded the cliffs.
|
Seriously Injured,
Head Injuries
|
|
22.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
14 years
500 hours
(40 hours)
|
Col de la Forclaz,
France |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 10 |
While hanging in a static simulator practising reserve throws, pilot had extreme difficulty extracting parachute from the harness.
|
Unhurt |
|
20.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
8 years
165 hours
(17 hours)
|
Mam Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Xi
Launch Type:
Foot |
On attempting to launch the pilot was caught out by a strong thermal. The pilot lost control of the glider and was dragged back towards bystanders. One go the glider suspension lines caught a child round his neck. The child was not seriously injured.
|
Unhurt |
|
20.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
35
Flying Experience:
4 years
|
Broughton Heights near Broughton Village Scottish Borders,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Bright |
Fatal incident under investigation
|
Fatal |
|
20.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
5 years
11 hours
(6 hours)
|
Piedra Bonita,
Brazil
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off for top to bottom flight but did not notice knot in B/C lines. Pilot tried to remove the knot by pulling on the lines but the glider entered a spiral dive at approx 20-30m above the trees. Glider caught trees and pilot landed heavily but unhurt.
|
Unhurt |
|
19.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
34 years
4000 hours
(80 hours)
|
Chillerton,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Zeno
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot slope landed but wind shifted pulling the pilot down the slope. Pilot put foot in rabbit hole and fell over.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
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