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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
16.03.2014 Female

Age:
41

Rating:
CP



Bell Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin Gliders
Bolero 4

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot spun glider on approach and landed heavily.

Seriously Injured
16.03.2014 Male

Age:
42

Rating:
None. Training - post EPC

Flying Experience:
11 years
1 hours
(1 hours)

Perran Sands,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Elan

Launch Type:
Foot
Student could not get glider turned into wind on final approach and crashed downwind into a caravan.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

16.03.2014 Male

Age:
43

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
11 years
6 hours
(6 hours)

Butser Hill West,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Buzz Z4

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot decided to slope land due to weak conditions. Pilot made turn towards the hill rather than away and impacted heavily.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

15.03.2014 Male

Age:
39

Rating:
Trainee

Flying Experience:
10 years

Woldingham Valley,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Freex
Freex trainer

Launch Type:
Foot
Student stumbled during reverse inflation attempt and caught finger on ground.

Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

15.03.2014 Male

Age:
69

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
49 years
1000 hours
(12 hours)

Montellano,
Spain

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Firebird
Raven

Launch Type:
Foot
Flying in crowded conditions pilot suffered a symmetric collapse. Combination of wake turbulence and thermic turbulence suspected. Pilot was concerned that he focused on recovering glider and not at available height and parachute deployment.

Unhurt
08.03.2014 Male

Age:
29

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
11 years

The Warren,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot misjudged approach height and over flew landing area. Pilot landed in the sea but was able to get away from his glider immediately.

Unhurt
05.03.2014 Male

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
25 hours
(4 hours)

Beer Head

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin Gliders
Bolero 4

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot made approach with insufficient height and from wrong direction in prevailing conditions. Got caught in rotor and landed heavily.

Minor Injuries
04.03.2014 Male

Age:
53

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
26 years
210 hours
(50 hours)

Valle de Bravo,
Mexico

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Very Strong,
Strong Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Cheetah Evo

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot crashed into hedge having ran out of landing options attempting to maximise distance in a competition. Pilot had assumed he would reach lift coming from a ridge but the lift was too violent to utilise.

Seriously Injured
01.03.2014 Male

Age:
24

Rating:
Pilot hill,tow,aerotow,power and air experience instructor dual aerotow

Flying Experience:
17 years
350 hours
(30 hours)

Sywell Aerodrome,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills wings
Talon 150

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
While undergoing a trolly launch the glider wheel became caught on the trolly. The glider slewed off to one side and crashed heavily.

Minor Injuries,
Head Injuries

01.03.2014 Male

Age:
32

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
14 years
118 hours
(5 hours)

Barton on Sea,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Mojo

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot took off with a twisted brake line. He attempted to get height to sort it out but sunk out and crashing on to a ledge.

Minor Injuries,
Thoracic Spine

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Last updated: 29 March 2024

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