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 |
|
21.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
55
Flying Experience:
7 years
|
Quatro Mojones,
Spain
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Element 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student lost balance as glider came up to one side. Student caught ankle on rock.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
19.09.2016 |
Female
|
Beddingham,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Magnum 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student sprained ankle during tandem take-off run causing launch to be aborted.
|
Pilot:
Unhurt
Feet, Legs
Passenger:
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
17.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
60
Flying Experience:
6 years
|
Montellano,
Spain
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student was on final approach but induced slight pendulum resulting in heavier landing on one foot.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
15.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
52
Flying Experience:
7 years
2 hours
(2 hours)
|
Sartfell,
Isle Of Man
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 8
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student was attempting a top landing and failed to properly align into wind for touchdown. He was landing on heather and stumbled sideways onto the ground.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
14.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
49
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
33 years
150 hours
(20 hours)
|
Malvern, Pinnacle Hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
BGD
Base
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot put foot in rabbit hole while attempting to slope land.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
10.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
20 years
500 hours
(20 hours)
|
Swinside,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Delta
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot spun glider on turn onto final approach due to excessive control input.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
09.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
9 years
15 hours
(10 hours)
|
Forclaz,
France
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was uhndertaking SIV training. The exercise was Full Stall, during which the reserve parachute deployed. Video playback suggest that the pilots hands thrashing around during the exercise brushed the reserve handle dislodging the pins and deplyed the reserve.
|
Unhurt |
|
09.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 years
25 hours
(20 hours)
|
Annecy,
France
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
During full stall while on SIV course the parachute deployment handle became snagged by glider lines. Pilot regained control of glider but then parachute came out and pilot landed in the lake under his parachute.
|
Unhurt |
|
07.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 years
20 hours
(10 hours)
|
Forclaz,
France
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot got too close to trees having been thermalling and soaring. Glider caught tree and pilot became suspended from tree.
|
Unhurt |
|
07.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
26
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
7 years
2 hours
|
Bishop hill,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mentor 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot attempted to land on a school football pitch overshooting the landing area, which resulted in the glider getting caught by a telephone line and the pilot having a hard landing on tarmac.
|
Unhurt |
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