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 |
|
06.08.2016 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
12 years
201 hours
(30 hours)
|
Newgale,
UK
Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Apco
Game 42
Launch Type:
Foot |
Tandem passenger tripped during launch twisting fingers.
|
Pilot:
Unhurt
Passenger:
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
30.07.2016 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
11 years
180 hours
(50 hours)
|
Moel Famau,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mentor4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot collided with (unspecified) obstacle while on final approach.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
30.07.2016 |
Male
Age:
49
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
28 years
250 hours
(2 hours)
|
Plaine Joux,
France
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent,
Front Influence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 8
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was caught out by deteriorating weather and was forced to land on hard ground in lee of ridge and trees. Pilot landed heavily in PLF position.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
23.07.2016 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
200 hours
(30 hours)
|
Rybury,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Sigma 8
Launch Type:
Foot |
Immediately after taking off the pilot put his feet into his pod and one of the pod support strings snapped. Pilot top landed and made repair.
|
Unhurt |
|
23.07.2016 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
9 years
|
Eype,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Firebird
Ignition
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off without adequate pre-flight check and took off in front of approaching pilot.
|
Unhurt |
|
22.07.2016 |
Male
Age:
64
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
9 years
|
Branscombe,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Unknown
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot applied excessive control on final approach to top landing. Glider stalled at approx 6m and pilot landed heavily.
|
Unhurt |
|
19.07.2016 |
Male
Age:
49
Flying Experience:
7 years
|
High and Over,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student had been briefed for soaring and slope landing. After take-off, he turned right then weight shifted hard right and steered towards the hill. He was instructed to turn out from the hill (over the radio), but continued to fly towards the hill and connected, putting his hand out to stop himself.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
18.07.2016 |
Male
Age:
62
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
415 hours
(40 hours)
|
La Lastra,
Spain
Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at 60m while attempting to land in gusty, strong wind conditions. Pilot was blown back and landed between trees.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
17.07.2016 |
Male
Age:
62
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
22 years
1500 hours
(50 hours)
|
Manteigas,
Portugal
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Strong,
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot failed to carry out adequate pre-flight-check and launched with tangled lines. Glider turned quickly to right and pilot struck head on rocks and tree.
|
Unhurt |
|
12.07.2016 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
13 years
70 hours
(9 hours)
|
Tailbridge, Cumbria,
UK
Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
A pilot flying on a site he had flown on numerous previous occasions encountered unexpected sinking air when making a top landing in a north westerly wind, and impacted the ground hard, causing injury.
|
Seriously Injured |
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