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 |
|
28.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
7 years
|
Babadag 1700 m Take Off,
Turkey
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off into a thermal and ascended rapidly and off to one side. Pilot flew out of the thermal and descended towards a rocky area. Pilot landed heavily.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
27.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
68
Flying Experience:
6 years
|
Bell Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Mescal 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student made a good approach to top landing but drifted towards parked cars. On attempting to control the wing on landing the student was dragged into one of the parked cars causing damage to the car.
|
Unhurt |
|
27.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
11 years
30 hours
(6 hours)
|
Babadag - Butterfly Valley,
Turkey
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot landed in the sea having failed to lose enough height on his final approach to beach landing.
|
Unhurt |
|
27.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
64
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
16 years
200 hours
(40 hours)
|
Frocester,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Glider caught wing tip on tree branch swinging glider and pilot into the slope.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
26.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
9 years
70 hours
(24 hours)
|
White mountain,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence,
Rain, Snow |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin Gliders
Atlas
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was scratching close to the slope and did not notice a change in the wind direction. This resulted in a fast downwind leg and the pilot struck his foot on rocks in sinking air.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
19.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
20 years
1500 hours
(12 hours)
|
Pen y Fan,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
LM6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot noticed that chest strap was undone on LHS of harness 3.5 hours into a closed circuit cross country flight. Upon noticing, pilot flew into calm air and was able to connect the harness strap. The glider had handled normally during the flight until that point. The pilot continued the flight and landed safely.
|
Unhurt |
|
18.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
16 years
800 hours
(4 hours)
|
Back of Ecton,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Peak 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot spun glider making tight turns on approach to landing.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
17.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
14 years
230 hours
(40 hours)
|
Westbury Bratton Camp,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Cure
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot applies excessive control input while turning into wind for a landing. Pilot spun glider at low level but landed safely.
|
Unhurt |
|
17.04.2017 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
9 years
5 hours
(1 hours)
|
Barton Aerodrome,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky Paragliders
Atis
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
Pilot noticed frayed webbing between harness and Charly tow release while packing away.
|
Unhurt |
|
13.04.2017 |
Female
Age:
24
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 years
1 hours
(2 hours)
|
Fochriw,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was ridge soaring and got too close to the slope resulting in a fast impact.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
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