Hang Glider

British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association

British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

Incident Reports - Informal Investigations

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 are available in summary form for the following wing types:

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.

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If available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.

There are 3134 entries for all wing types

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
02.07.2009 Male

Age:
48

Rating:
P



Ceret,
France

Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Independence
Dragon 3

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot tripped running off nil wind landing.

Fr wrist
21.06.2009 Female

Age:
45

Rating:
CP



Coombe Gibbet,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-27 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts
Paraglider

Wing:
Gradient
Bright

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot lost control of glider while reverse launching and was dragged into another glider.

None
21.06.2009 Male

Age:
56

Rating:
CP



Herne Bay,
UK

Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Wave

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot misjudged approach losing more height than expected in decreasing wind and with limited landing area due to tide being in. Landed in sea. Unclipped quickly and with help, recovered equipment safely.

None
20.06.2009 Male

Age:
51

Rating:
Under training



Muggery,
UK

Wind Strength:
12-19 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Prima

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student failed to execute full flare and jarred knee on landing.

Jarred knee
16.06.2009 Male

Age:
33

Rating:
CP



Windbank,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-27 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Rookie

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot was forced to top land having encountered strong sink after losing thermal. On turning to collapse glider the pilot was lifted back up then landed heavily on straight leg.

Fractured knee
16.06.2009 Female

Age:
35

Rating:
Under training



Norcia,
Italy

Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Epsilon

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student stalled glider on landing and landed heavily on back.

Fractured l2 vertebra
14.06.2009 Male

Age:
53

Rating:
CP



Barton Airfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Parascender

Wing:
Waterbird


Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow
Launch assistant was scooped up by canopy in variable conditions and dragged before launch aborted.

None
14.06.2009 Male

Age:
67

Rating:
P



Middle Wallop,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Carbon

Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow
Pilot suffered rotation on tow launch. Pilot swung into ground heavily before regaining normal flight.

Bruised back
12.06.2009 Male

Age:
41

Rating:
Under training



Woldingham SW bowl,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Hi Way
Stubby

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student pulled leg muscle while ground handling glider.

Pulled muscle in leg
12.06.2009 Male

Age:
43

Rating:
Under training



Woldingham SW bowl,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-11 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Hi Way
Stubby

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student moved hands on uprights while on launch run allowing nose to drop. Glider nosed in and student swung though.

Bruised elbow
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Last updated: 29 March 2024

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