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 |
|
08.06.2016 |
Female
Age:
30
Flying Experience:
7 years
1 hours
(1 hours)
|
Limerstone,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Independence
Cruiser
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student made slightly heavier than usual landing and sprained ankle slightly.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
05.06.2016 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
25 years
600 hours
(20 hours)
|
Craigellachie,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Ion 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off from knee deep heather in strong conditions. Pilot entered thermal and glider immediately entered spin. Pilot struck rock face at speed. Inspection showed speedbar line had been wrapped around vario prior to take-off.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
04.06.2016 |
Male
Age:
46
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
18 years
500 hours
(70 hours)
|
Buttermere,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin Gliders
Bobcat
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot misjudged his approach and wingtip clipped a tree causing the glider to turn off the intended path. With insufficient height to make any corrections the pilot landed on the roof of a parked car.
|
Unhurt |
|
04.06.2016 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
23 years
1000 hours
(5 hours)
|
Parlick,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot |
Whilst walking up the hill with an inflated wing, the emergency parachute inner container inadvertently released from the pilot's Gin Gingo 3 harness, despite the closure pins having been previously checked in their positions.
|
Unhurt |
|
03.06.2016 |
Female
Rating:
Novice
|
Beddinham,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Element 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot under training failed to flare the glider upon landing and was injured.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
03.06.2016 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
7 years
11 hours
(9 hours)
|
Llangollen,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
On approach to landing in strong thermic conditions, the pilot overshot the landing area and applied the controls more deeply intending to steepen the glide path. The pilot then applied full controls to flare and stalled the wing, resulting in a heavy impact with the ground.
|
Minor Injuries,
Pelvis
|
|
03.06.2016 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
85 hours
(17 hours)
|
Buttermere,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence,
Leeside |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot left thermal on lee side of hill and got caught in leeside turbulence. Glider suffered collapse and twisted risers resulting in a heavy landing.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
29.05.2016 |
Male
Age:
48
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
19 years
1000 hours
(30 hours)
|
Treak Cliff,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Delta 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had mid-air collision with model glider while ridge soaring.
|
Unhurt |
|
26.05.2016 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
AP Dual Hill
Flying Experience:
19 years
476 hours
(33 hours)
|
Rhossili Down,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
BiBeta 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot discovered that red security covers on Quick Out Karabiners had moved to the open position during a reverse tandem launch. Covers were closed position prior to launch.
|
Pilot:
Unhurt
Passenger:
Unhurt |
|
23.05.2016 |
Male
Age:
23
Flying Experience:
7 years
1 hours
(1 hours)
|
Lowca,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student misjudged approach and caught foot on wall before turning in to landing area.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
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