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 |
|
21.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
19
Rating:
CP
|
Mt Caburn,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Unknown
Unknown
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot turned sharply and dived into the hill (hit side of slope) with speed.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
18.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
11 years
160 hours
(50 hours)
|
Milk Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Spice
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse and spin while trying to thermal tightly at low level. Pilot could not regain control before impacting the hill.
|
Minor Injuries,
Head Injuries
|
|
16.07.2018 |
Male
|
Dunstable downs,
UK
Wind Strength:
+45 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence,
Front Influence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Sprint
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was caught out by sudden increase in wind strength due to frontal activity. Pilot was blown back over the hill and crashed heavily.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
15.07.2018 |
Male
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
6 years
400 hours
(75 hours)
|
Eype,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Cure
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot collided with cliff face while ridge soaring.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
15.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
11 years
160 hours
(30 hours)
|
Milk Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 8
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot encountered strong turbulence while ridge soaring. Glider collapsed but pilot was able to recover and land safely.
|
Unhurt |
|
14.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
P
|
Milk,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence,
Leeside |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot encountered turbulence while ridge soaring as wind was off to the south causing leeside turbulence. Pilot suffered frontal collapse and crashed onto the hillside.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
14.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
28 years
250 hours
(26 hours)
|
Magic,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Artik 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Reverse launch take off in strong winds. Pilot was lifted off the ground whilst facing the glider. Unable to rotate to untwist the lines, brake input was ineffective. Glider turned slowly and impacted hill with some force.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
12.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 years
2 hours
(1 hours)
|
Pandy,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had insufficient height to make official landing field and in an attempt to land in an adjacent field he caught the glider on a tree while on final approach. Pilot landed safely but glider landed on the tree.
|
Unhurt |
|
12.07.2018 |
Male
Rating:
Unknown
|
Weybourne,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Golden 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot spun glider while cliff soaring. Pilot impacted cliff halfway down and ended up on the beach below.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
12.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
6 years
120 hours
(57 hours)
|
Planpraz,
France
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was flying along the valley side in thermic conditions and suffered an asymmetric collapse. The glider rapidly entered a spiral with twisted risers and the pilot blacked out. Pilot regained consciousness in time to deploy parachute landing 30m up in the trees. Pilot activated Echo112 App from phone and was rescued safely.
|
Minor Injuries,
Head Injuries
|
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