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 |
|
01.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
14 years
200 hours
(30 hours)
|
Butser West,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Trekking
Senso Sport
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot hit sink while flying low over trees. Pilot landed in the trees.
|
Unhurt |
|
01.09.2016 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
7 years
10 hours
(10 hours)
|
Stubbington,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot landed but was then dragged in strong wind. Glider caught on fence and caused some minor damage.
|
Unhurt |
|
29.08.2016 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
9 years
|
Curium,
Cyprus
Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h
Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Unknown
Launch Type:
Foot |
Paraglider collapsed whilst ridge soaring on a coastal site, causing the pilot to fall 15-20m impacting heavily on hillside.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
26.08.2016 |
Female
|
Gribbles Ridge,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student stumbled during practice take-off run and twisted her elbow.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
24.08.2016 |
Male
Age:
46
|
Muggary Bottom,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Element 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student overflew landing area and flew into barbwire fence.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
17.08.2016 |
Male
Age:
46
Flying Experience:
7 years
1 hours
(1 hours)
|
Swanborough,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student did not flare on slope landing and landed with feet out front.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
15.08.2016 |
Male
Age:
37
|
Warren Barn Farm,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
UP
Ascent 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student lost balance on launch and fell over.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
14.08.2016 |
Male
Age:
36
|
Moel Elio,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Discus
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student sprained ankle on take off run.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
09.08.2016 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
15 years
500 hours
(30 hours)
|
Liddington Castle,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Strong,
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Air Design
Volt 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered large deflation while on bar and at altitude while on XC. Glider entered cascade and despite 4 attempts to stall out, pilot ended up with large cravat. Pilot opted to deploy parachute as he could not guarantee being able to land safely. Parachute deployed but downplayed with glider. Pilot landed in trees uninjured.
|
Unhurt |
|
06.08.2016 |
Male
Age:
43
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
10 years
38 hours
(19 hours)
|
Rybury,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot sustained asymmetric collapse while ridge soaring in strong, gusty and thermic conditions. Pilot could not regain control of the glider before impacting heavily.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
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