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 |
|
25.07.2017 |
Male
Age:
39
|
Big Collin,,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
F1rst
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student flared late and tripped while running off excess speed.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
25.07.2017 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 years
10 hours
(3 hours)
|
Devils Dyke,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off in light conditions and attempted a slope landing when he did not gain any height. Pilot came in quickly and caught foot on landing.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
17.07.2017 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
16 years
|
Kettle Sings,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota |
During pre-flight check pilot noticed that a line had been incorrectly routed. The glider had just had a comprehensive service and some lines had been replaced. Pilot was able to re-route the line onsite.
|
Unhurt |
|
17.07.2017 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
31 years
120 hours
(2 hours)
|
Hat Bluff,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot stalled wing at low level having applied brake in lifting air.
|
Minor Injuries,
Head Injuries
|
|
17.07.2017 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
38 years
3000 hours
(50 hours)
|
Bear Down, Dartmoor,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot misjudged a 360 and collided with the hill.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
13.07.2017 |
Male
Age:
49
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
12 years
180 hours
(6 hours)
|
Milk Hill / White Horse,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Air Design
Rise2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot lost control of glider having kited wing back up slope then attempted reverse launch. On launching the pilot discovered a cravat on one wingtip resulting in loss of control.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
12.07.2017 |
Male
Age:
52
Flying Experience:
6 years
3 hours
(3 hours)
|
Blaenavon,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Mescal 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot under training on his final task of qualification decided without warning to perform a 360 close to the hill in the lift. fell out of the lift and impacted the top of the hill downwind.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
12.07.2017 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
7 years
1 hours
(1 hours)
|
Bo Peep,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot misjudged wind on top landing and caught barbwire fence.
|
Unhurt |
|
12.07.2017 |
Male
Age:
70
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
48 years
1000 hours
(10 hours)
|
Constitution Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Pi
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot launched but glider did not come up straight as expected. Pilot aborted launch and discovered large knot in lower cascade.
|
Unhurt |
|
12.07.2017 |
Female
Age:
45
|
Kennel Farm,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Independence
Merlin
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
Student fell on outstretched hand on landing.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
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