Paraglider

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
17.11.2022 Male

Age:
51

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
3 years
17 hours
(6 hours)

Kerdous,
Morocco

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot was lifted up and dragged back by a gust while preparing to launch. Pilot put feet out in front to try and stop but hit rocks.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

08.11.2022 Male

Age:
39

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
17 years
750 hours
(40 hours)

N/A,
UK
Paraglider Pilot noticed on Gin Genie Lite 2 that the under seat area holding the foam protector had many ruptured seams. Harness was 6 years old and 450 hours use. Pilot states the harness had no major impacts.

Unhurt
08.11.2022 Male

Age:
42

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
10 years
700 hours
(50 hours)

Taucho,
Spain

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
UP
Guru

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse in rocky, mountainous terrain, shortly after take off. Pilot was unable to fully regain control of the glider before impacting heavily.

Seriously Injured
03.11.2022 Male

Age:
59

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
37 years

Stanage,
UK
Paraglider Pilot had near miss with drone during top to bottom flight. Drone operator was wearing FPV goggles and was unaware of the paraglider pilots.

Unhurt
20.10.2022 Male

Age:
37

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
2 years
7 hours
(6 hours)

Vault Bay,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills Wing
Sport 2

Launch Type:
Foot
After a successful flight pilot landed in field adjacent to normal landing field due to cattle in field. Pilot experienced severe turbulence and crash landed. Turbulence suspected to be from hedge at upwind end of field.

Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

18.10.2022 Male

Age:
67

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
18 years
520 hours
(46 hours)

Gregareth,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush 6

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot encountered rapidly rising and turbulent air shortly after take off. Pilot was lifted and blown back. The glider collapsed and the pilot was dumped from approx 6m. Possible bullet thermal and/or wave influence.

Unhurt
15.10.2022 Male

Age:
55

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
13 years
195 hours
(25 hours)

Coastal,
Spain

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush 5

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot launched and noticed speed bar line had snagged on the chest strap causing the glider to turn right. Pilot landed safely.

Unhurt
03.10.2022 Male

Age:
30

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
6 years
20 hours
(5 hours)

Babadag 1900m,
Turkey

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence,
Leeside
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot was flying leeside and suffered an asymmetric collapse resulting in a cravat spiral. Pilot deployed their emergency parachute and landed safely.

Unhurt
29.09.2022 Male

Age:
63

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
44 years
1000 hours

Ager,
Spain

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin
Fuse 2

Launch Type:
Foot
During a dual paraglider take off, the launch assistant's hand became caught in the red 'launch assist' handle, situated on the passenger harness. Assistant was able to release their hand before being lifted off the ground, just as the glider launched.

Pilot:
Unhurt

Passenger:
Unhurt
24.09.2022 Male

Age:
68

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
25 years
3000 hours
(65 hours)

Babadag 1700,
Turkey

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
777
Queen 2

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot reversed launched and on turning to face forwards encountered a dust devil. Pilot was lifted up and spun round before being dragged across the take-off area.

Unhurt
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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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