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 speedflyer/miniwing 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 |
|
12.07.2020 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
CP
|
Le Plesney,
France
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
Level Wings
Flame
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was on landing approach and clipped a tree on his downwind leg, impacting the ground.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
12.01.2020 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
4 years
10 hours
(28 hours)
|
Pen Dinas,
UK
Wind Strength:
30-35 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence,
Front Influence |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
Ozone
Zero 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was ridge soaring his speedwing set to fast trim when the wing suffered an asymmetric collapse. The wing rotated then reinflated facing the slope. Pilot impacted heavily into gorse.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
25.12.2019 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
6 years
|
Bradwell,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence,
Front Influence |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
Air Design
Susi 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot made a tight turn while ridge soaring then attempted a slope landing. Glider had not fully settled after the tight turn and was pitching while the pilot attempted to land. Pilot landed heavily.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
29.06.2019 |
Male
Age:
33
|
Talybont SW,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
Ozone
Firefly 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student attempting first hops drifted across the slope and put out right hand to absorb impact. Student sprained wrist.
|
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
15.12.2018 |
Male
Age:
26
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
9 years
185 hours
(3 hours)
|
Les Diablerets, Glacier 3000,
Switzerland
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
Ozone
Rapi-dos
Launch Type:
Foot |
Mini-wing pilot took off but hit ledge that was not visible from take-off. Wing collapsed and pilot fell 140m before coming to rest a further 100m down the snow slope.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
11.12.2018 |
Male
Age:
42
Flying Experience:
5 years
|
Mount Caburn,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
ASKA
One Seven
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student clipped the top of a tree while on top to bottom flight and landed heavily.
|
Pilot:
Seriously Injured
Lumbar Spine
Passenger:
Lumbar Spine
|
|
27.10.2018 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
7 years
400 hours
|
Maiden Castle,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
Niviuk
Zion
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot initiated 360 degree turn but without sufficient height to recover from the manoeuvre before impacting the slope. Pilot impacted the slope at speed.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
09.08.2018 |
Male
|
St Bees,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
Little Cloud
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot impacted slope while on downwind beat.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
12.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
30
Flying Experience:
5 years
|
Talybont East, South Wales,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Wing:
Ozone
Firefly 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student on day 4 of speedflying course failed to turn into wind on final approach. Student crashed into trees but was unhurt.
|
Unhurt |
|
03.06.2017 |
Male
Age:
38
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
25 years
|
Buttermere Moss,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Speedflyer/Miniwing
Launch Type:
Foot |
While flying a speed glider (Ozone Rapido 13) using a Gin Speedride harness the left side under arm plastic adjuster snapped mid barrell roll rapidly unloading the wing. The harness has a secondary strap which took the strain but the result was rapid weight shift to that side. The glider unloaded losing some pressure but did not collapse. Pilot was able to allow the wing to fly and landed safely.
|
Unhurt |
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