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 |
|
08.07.2022 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
2 years
14 hours
(4 hours)
|
Westbury White Horse,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
While ridge soaring pilot was losing height and started to head to the bottom landing. Pilot flew into strong thermal and suffered a 70% collapse exiting. Glider re-inflated, pilot regained control and landed safely in the bottom landing field.
|
Unhurt |
|
08.07.2022 |
Male
Age:
63
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
33 years
|
Hill Farm,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota2
Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow |
Whilst waiting in the queue for a tow launch, pilot was lifted off the ground by an unannounced dust devil. Pilot, who was in his harness, fully kitted up and wearing his helmet, was dumped down 5 metres away.
|
Unhurt |
|
06.07.2022 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
7 years
380 hours
(55 hours)
|
Gemona,
Italy
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered repeated asymmetric collapse then realised his speed bar was jammed fully on on one side. Pilot flew away from hill and used hook knife to cut the speedbar line. Pilot top landed and made a repair.
|
Unhurt |
|
05.07.2022 |
Male
Age:
63
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
14 years
300 hours
(21 hours)
|
Ager, Montsec d'Ar,
Spain
Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h
Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz Z6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse while on glide in to land. Glider cravatted and entered rotation. Pilot deployed reserve but became entangled in parachute. Pilot managed to get parachute off and it eventually deployed with some damage.
|
Unhurt |
|
28.06.2022 |
Male
Age:
70
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
23 years
800 hours
(25 hours)
|
Newhaven,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Ikuma 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot caught hand in brake line, having not released a wrap in a strong wind launch. Caused loss of steering control and a landing in a bramble, gorse and hawthorn thicket.
|
Unhurt |
|
27.06.2022 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
28 years
|
Chabre South top,
France
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Delta3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot lost control of glider while moving forward during reverse launch. Pilot lost pressure in right side of wing and applied brake but was lifted by the gust and dropped 5 metres to his left.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
25.06.2022 |
Male
Age:
51
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
22 years
650 hours
(30 hours)
|
Mont Lachat de Châtillon,
France
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Cayenne 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
During competition pilot noticed frequent asymmetric collapses on left side of the wing. Inspection of wing showed a rod was missing from leading edge upper surface on the left side of the wing. Pilot does not know what event caused the rod to be missing.
|
Unhurt |
|
22.06.2022 |
Male
Age:
55
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
2 years
|
Bradwell,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Sol
Atmus 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot failed to control pitch while in a thermal and the glider suffered an asymmetric collapse. Pilot deployed emergency parachute and landed safely.
|
Unhurt |
|
22.06.2022 |
Male
Age:
39
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
10 years
1 hours
(50 hours)
|
Portsmouth,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Powered PG
Wing:
BGD
Luna
Launch Type:
Powered
Engine:
Miniplane |
Pilot lost control of powered paraglider while attempting wingovers. Pilot fell into his wing but was able to deploy his parachute. Pilot landed in the sea but was saved by the coast guard.
|
Unhurt |
|
19.06.2022 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
26 years
2415 hours
(57 hours)
|
Clough Head,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:,
Light Turbulence,
Leeside |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin
Explorer 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot hadn't noticed the wind had shifted and ended up leeside on a large cliff face. Pilot landed heavily in sink attempting to slope land. Pilot slid down into rocks.
|
Minor Injuries |
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