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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
09.05.2022 Male

Age:
54

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
5 years
450 hours
(70 hours)

Barton On Sea,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Skywalk
Chili 5

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot misjudged height while attempting to make a bottom landing on the beach. Pilot had to turn tightly to get back into wind but struck the ground before the turn was completed.

Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine

08.05.2022 Male

Age:
57

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
41 years
1500 hours
(10 hours)

Deenthorpe,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent
Rigid Hang Glider

Wing:
AIR
Atos VQR

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Pilot landed in nil wind with insufficient flare. A-frame touched the ground and pilot swung through hitting elbow on the upright.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

06.05.2022 Male

Age:
72

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
47 years
3000 hours
(1 hours)

Deenethorpe Airfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence
Rigid Hang Glider

Wing:
Air Design
ATOS

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Pilot misjudged speed on approach to land resulting in being too high. Pilot pulled in too much resulting in heavy landing.

Unhurt
06.05.2022 Male

Age:
60

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
4 years
170 hours
(30 hours)

Crete Road,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Buzz 5

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot misjudged wind speed and direction while attempting to top land at take off area. Pilot was dragged into barbed wire fence while tying to collapse the glider.

Unhurt
26.04.2022 Male

Age:
56

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
17 years
800 hours
(34 hours)

Popular Unofficial site,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Alpina 4

Launch Type:
Foot
On final approach to land the left brake line snapped at the swivel. This caused a spin at low level and the pilot landed heavily.

Seriously Injured
25.04.2022 Male

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
7 years
200 hours
(30 hours)

Mam Tor,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Iota 2

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot was caught out by turbulence while ridge soaring and crashed heavily.

Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine

25.04.2022 Male

Age:
54

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
24 years
500 hours
(6 hours)

Oludeniz,
Turkey

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush 6

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot did not realise he had damaged some lines during an earlier failed launch. While attempting a rotational exercise the inner A, B and C line snapped. The wing was deformed but the pilot was able to land safely.

Unhurt
25.04.2022 Male

Age:
48

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
7 years
270 hours
(40 hours)

Mam Tor,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Iota 2

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot got caught in leeside turbulence behind the ridge causing an asymmetric collapse. Pilot impacted hill heavily.

Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine

15.04.2022 Male

Age:
30



Milk Hill WHite Horse,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot attempted to top land in increasingly wind conditions. Pilot was going backwards when he touched down but was unable to collapse the wing. Pilot was lifted up and back into a fence.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

14.04.2022 Male

Age:
59

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
3 years
32 hours
(15 hours)

Babadag,
Turkey

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
ICARO
Gravis2

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot attempted to spot land but slowed glider too much causing a stall on one side of the wing. Pilot landed heavily from the resulting spin.

Minor Injuries,
Thoracic Spine

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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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