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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
14.05.2016 Male

Age:
50

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
1000 hours
(6 hours)

Fforest fields,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence,
Front Influence
Paraglider

Wing:
Sky Paragliders
Antea

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot lost control of glider while on approach to landing. Glider dived unexpectedly and pilot landed on a tent. Further inspection showed A lines had failed on one side.

Minor Injuries,
Lumbar Spine

14.05.2016 Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
1000 hours
(50 hours)

Hundred House,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence,
Leeside
Paraglider

Wing:
Gradient
Aspen 4

Launch Type:
Foot
On landing approach in moderate thermic conditions the pilot induced a spin below a height at which the pilot could recover normal flight. This led to a heavy impact and subsequent injury.

Seriously Injured
12.05.2016 Male

Age:
55

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
30 hours

Oludeniz,
Turkey

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Buzz z5

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot was performing full stalls during SIV training. Successful reserve deployment after twists. Beamer 2 deployed quickly with no twists. Pilot pulled in paraglider (no quick outs), then steered and landed on beach. Pilot had not read reserve manual and put in excessive steering inputs creating a slightly unstable (swinging) descent, but landed with a roll and was unhurt.

Unhurt
06.05.2016 Male

Age:
64

Rating:
Hang gliding pilot. Tow,aerotow,power.

Flying Experience:
32 years
330 hours
(4 hours)

Airways airsports,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills
U2

Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow
While test flying a hang glider, pilot forgot to release the tow line. After a short circuit flight the pilot landed and noticed the line still attached.

Unhurt
06.05.2016 Male

Age:
68



Quattro,
Spain

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Atom

Launch Type:
Foot
Student used too much brake on launch. His feet left the ground momentarily before coming back down where student twisted ankle.

Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs

05.05.2016 Male



Gelligaer,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha

Launch Type:
Foot
Student twisted ankle while ground handling.

Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs

05.05.2016 Male

Age:
62



Rushup Edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Ion

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot inflated wing and noticed cravat on left side. He attempted to clear it but took off anyway. He continued to attempt to clear the cravat but caused the glider to pendulum. The glider then entered a left turn and the pilot impacted the slope heavily.

Seriously Injured
04.05.2016 Male

Age:
32

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
18 years
300 hours
(25 hours)

Milk Hill White Horse,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Delta 2

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot flared on landing in strong wind and was lifted up and landed on one leg.

Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs

02.05.2016 Male

Age:
56

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
9 years
5 hours
(5 hours)

Montmin,
France
Paraglider

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot deployed emergency parachute due to cravated spiral during SIV training. Harness velcro failed to release bridle causing the bridle to rip off the bridle tunnel rendering the airbag inoperative. Pilot landed safely.

Unhurt
23.04.2016 Male



Lords Seat,
UK

Wind Strength:
30-35 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence
Speedflyer/Miniwing

Wing:
Unknown


Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot on speed wing got blown back in strong winds and crashed behind a wall where there would have been severe turbulence.

Seriously Injured
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Last updated: 29 March 2024

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