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 |
|
26.02.2023 |
Male
Age:
62
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
23 years
|
Big Fat Repack,
UK |
Paraglider |
During Big Fat repack, pilot found it extremely difficult to deploy his parachute from the Gin Genie Lite 2 harness, even with multiple pulls. System was correctly packed and installed. Harness zips did not fully open.
|
Unhurt |
|
26.02.2023 |
Rating:
CP
|
Big Fat Repack,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
N/A
Launch Type:
Foot |
Following deployment at a repacking event, pilot found that the handle had become torn during the deployment. The seam holding the handle to the deployment back had ruptured.
|
Unhurt |
|
25.02.2023 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
30 years
315 hours
(25 hours)
|
El Penon,
Mexico
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
Sport3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot launched from mountain take-off and proceeded to fasten harness zip. In doing so pilot entered a gentle left turn and also slowed glider. Pilot entered a stalled left turn and collided with trees, falling to the ground below.
|
Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder
|
|
23.02.2023 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
39 years
350 hours
(40 hours)
|
Wingland Airfield,
UK
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Powered PG
Wing:
Dudek
Solo
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
Bulldog,
Moster 185 |
During a 'go around' at 50ft agl, half of the carbon propeller detached causing severe vibrations. A fault with the pre-production Iris "Quickie" propeller hub was suspected.
|
Unhurt |
|
19.02.2023 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
11 years
500 hours
(75 hours)
|
Devil's Dyke,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Phi
Maestro
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot launched then noticed that a rise had become caught in the B/C riser pull system. This caused the wing to enter a turn but pilot was able to release it with difficulty.
|
Unhurt |
|
14.02.2023 |
Male
Age:
60
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
19 years
900 hours
(2 hours)
|
Milk Hill White Horse,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Triple 7
Rook 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot stalled while ridge soaring and landed heavily.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
11.02.2023 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
23 years
500 hours
|
Fochriw,
UK |
Paraglider |
While preparing for launch, pilot was made aware that his parachute handle pins were not correctly located in their respective keepers. Harness and parachute had just returned from being serviced.
|
Unhurt |
|
05.02.2023 |
Male
Age:
66
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
47 years
2000 hours
|
Sutton Meadows,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
RX5
Launch Type:
Aero Tow |
During an aerotow conversion course the pilot's release mechanism kept releasing the line while the tug was on a gentle right turn. On inspection it was found that the release could be made to release accidentally by applying force to the right side. The release was an unbranded copy of a Koch type, twin gate release.
|
Unhurt |
|
31.01.2023 |
Male
Age:
68
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
12 years
300 hours
(10 hours)
|
Piedechinche,
Colombia
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Explorer 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot landed on partially hidden rock having established initial chosen landing field was not suitable.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
30.01.2023 |
Male
Age:
66
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
18 years
190 hours
(8 hours)
|
Westbury,
UK
Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Avian
Puma
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had near miss with tandem paraglider while approaching the hill to make a landing.
|
Unhurt |
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