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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 3111 entries for all wing types

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
21.01.2023 Male

Age:
63

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
7 years
900 hours
(80 hours)

Rushup,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Mac Para
Eden 6

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot caught foot in hole on uneven ground having performed a normal slope landing.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

13.01.2023 Male

Age:
65

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
80 hours

None,
UK
Paraglider

Wing:
U-Turn
Blacklight 2
Following the servicing of a U-Turn Blacklight 2 paraglider, the pilot was informed that the porosity results were low, being in the low teens and single figure readings. The glider is three years old with approx 60 hours airtime.

06.01.2023 Male



N/A,
UK
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush 6
Glider service on glider less than one year old discovered extensive wear in the area of the stiffening rods on the upper surface, towards the leading edge. Fabric was completely torn in at least 12 locations. Glider had been through two SIV courses at Oludeniz where the abrasive take off surfaces are suspected to have caused the damage.

Unhurt
16.12.2022 Male

Age:
60

Rating:
NPPL

Flying Experience:
36 years
300 hours
(6 hours)

Chilbolton Airfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:,
Light Turbulence
Powered HG

Wing:
Flylight
Foxcub

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Polini,
Thor
While taxiing back at the end of the flight, the pilot heard a 'thud, thud' from behind. The Foxcub SSDR has a disc brake to stop the propeller windmilling while thermalling. The bracket holding the disc brake housing had fractured and the housing had hit the prop and bent the disc rotor.

Unhurt
09.12.2022 Male

Age:
46

Rating:
P



Tor y Foel,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Speedflyer/Miniwing

Wing:
Ozone
Rapidos

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot entered a turn at low level and impacted heavily.

Seriously Injured
07.12.2022 Male

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
43 years

Deenethorp,
UK
Rigid Hang Glider

Wing:
ATOS
VR

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Glider nose cone came off during flight. Pilot landed immediately as the glider became difficult to control due to being unstable in pitch and yaw.

Unhurt
20.11.2022 Male

Age:
55

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
2 years
70 hours
(100 hours)

Northern Skies HQ,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Powered PG

Wing:
Dudeck
Solo

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Parajet,
Zenith
Pilot landed normally but caught foot on clump of grass.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

19.11.2022 Male

Age:
34

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
3 years
48 hours
(25 hours)

Lords seat,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Speedflyer/Miniwing

Wing:
Ozone
Fazor 4

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot did not gain enough airspeed on launch causing harness airbag to catch on the ground. Glider stalled and the pilot was thrown forward down the hill.

Seriously Injured
19.11.2022 Male

Age:
43

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
8 years
54 hours
(4 hours)

Tinto,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent,
Flight In Clouds, Fog
Paraglider

Wing:
Air Design
UFO2

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot attempted to launch an unfamiliar wing in windy conditions but could not control the wing. Pilot was dragged and his leg caught on uneven ground, dislocating his knee.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

17.11.2022 Male

Age:
42

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
4 years
350 hours
(120 hours)

N/A,
UK
Paraglider During a test deployment prior to a repack, pilot noticed that the inner container would not release the parachute despite the bight of lines locking the container having come free as expected. Pilot discovered that the no. 4 eyelet grommet was through the closure bungee, preventing the closure flaps from opening.

Unhurt
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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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