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 all wing types 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 |
|
17.06.2016 |
Male
Age:
56
Flying Experience:
9 years
1 hours
(1 hours)
|
Montellano,
Spain
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin Gliders
Bolero 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student did not run fast enough and jumped into harness seat on launch. Glider overflew and student swung into small bush causing the student to swing round into the slope.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
08.06.2016 |
Male
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
500 hours
(30 hours)
|
Darley Moor,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Magnum
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
During a dual paraglider tow launch, the passenger stumbled, causing knee injury to the pilot whilst attempting to support the passenger's weight. The launch was aborted, with no injury to the passenger.
|
Pilot:
Minor Injuries
Feet, Legs
Passenger:
Unhurt |
|
08.06.2016 |
Female
Age:
30
Flying Experience:
8 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
Flying Experience:
120 hours
|
Dee Estuary,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Light Turbulence |
Powered PG
Wing:
Dudek
Synth 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
While flying low, pilot caught foot in water and was forced to land in estuary. Pilot was forced to request assistance due to mud and incoming tide.
|
Unhurt |
|
05.06.2016 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
26 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:
19 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:
61
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
31 years
314 hours
(10 hours)
|
Griefenburg,
Austria
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent,
Rain, Snow |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
U2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilots of similar weights and on same gliders, took off from same site at the same time on top to bottoms. They arrived at the landing area at the same time but due to switching winds, landed in opposite directions. Pilots avoided a collision by 6m.
|
Unhurt |
|
04.06.2016 |
Male
Age:
53
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
24 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 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 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 |
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