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 |
|
20.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
9 years
165 hours
(17 hours)
|
Mam Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Xi
Launch Type:
Foot |
On attempting to launch the pilot was caught out by a strong thermal. The pilot lost control of the glider and was dragged back towards bystanders. One go the glider suspension lines caught a child round his neck. The child was not seriously injured.
|
Unhurt |
|
20.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
6 years
11 hours
(6 hours)
|
Piedra Bonita,
Brazil
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off for top to bottom flight but did not notice knot in B/C lines. Pilot tried to remove the knot by pulling on the lines but the glider entered a spiral dive at approx 20-30m above the trees. Glider caught trees and pilot landed heavily but unhurt.
|
Unhurt |
|
19.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
54
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
35 years
4000 hours
(80 hours)
|
Chillerton,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Zeno
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot slope landed but wind shifted pulling the pilot down the slope. Pilot put foot in rabbit hole and fell over.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
18.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
29
Flying Experience:
7 years
|
Bo-Peep,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Aeros
Target
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot flew too slow on his landing approach. The glider stalled and dropped the left wing. The pilot landed heavily.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
12.04.2019 |
Female
Age:
55
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
15 years
101 hours
(10 hours)
|
Primrose Valley,,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sky Paragliders
Anakis 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot attempted a top landing at a coastal site but was caught out by rotor turbulence. Glider suffered a frontal collapse and the pilot landed heavily sustaining serious injuries.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
12.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
25
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
5 years
|
Pandy,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot |
Recently qualified pilot flew into leeside turbulence causing his glider to collapse. Pilot landed in rocks. Pilot was not a member of the local club and the site was classed as members only.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
10.04.2019 |
Male
Flying Experience:
6 years
1 hours
|
West Fell,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Atom
Launch Type:
Foot |
Instructor was caught out by sudden (over a 20 second period) increase in wind strength. Ground handling student was dragged spraining his ankle and bruising his ribs.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
10.04.2019 |
Male
Flying Experience:
1 hours
(1 hours)
|
West Fell,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sup Air
Iona
Launch Type:
Foot |
Instructor was caught out by sudden (over a 20 second period) increase in wind strength. This resulted in a student having to make a top landing but was then dragged.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
10.04.2019 |
|
UK |
Other
Wing:
N/a
|
A service centre discovered that the bridle on a Gin Gingo Airlite harness had been sewn into the seem of the harness during manufacture. The seam was unpicked and the bridle released, then the seam repaired.
|
|
|
02.04.2019 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
31 years
940 hours
(120 hours)
|
Col du Forclaz,
France
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
777
King
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot's glider displayed parachutal (deep stall) characteristics throughout an SIV course. On the final full stall of the third run of the second day the glider exited with two small cravats. As the pilot turned towards the landing/shore the glider went in to parachutal (deep stall). The glider on this occasion recovered quickly but with the subsequent height loss the pilot only had enough height to do a down wind landing approach with one cravat/big ear still in. To turn into wind would have risked a further stall. As the pilot was running off his excess speed he fell fracturing his arm.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
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