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.

or and

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

Displaying page 9 out of 312

[ Top ] - [ Prev ] - [ Next ] - [ Bottom ]

Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
20.05.2023 Male

Age:
56

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
19 years
1200 hours
(65 hours)

Near Loft Crag,,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Zeolite GT

Launch Type:
Foot
In light winds pilot reversed launched into a breeze that was stronger than expected. Pilot was lifted off while still facing the wrong way resulting in a full riser twist. Pilot elected to fly out to get height but glider entered a turn and pilot collided with the hill at speed while still facing backwards.

Minor Injuries
16.05.2023 Male

Age:
75

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
47 years
10000 hours
(3 hours)

Afton,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Niviuk
PEAK4

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot lost control of glider while thermalling in strong conditions. Pilot suspects over control lead to spin and eventual stall onto hill top.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

16.05.2023 Male

Age:
72

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
48 years
3000 hours
(50 hours)

Black Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
BGD
Cure

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot was flying small site in windy and gusty conditions with the wind off the hill. Pilot misjudged approach and had asymmetric collapse, landing heavily.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

13.05.2023 Male

Age:
36

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
3 years
60 hours

Hartlepool Headland Town Moor,
UK
Powered PG

Wing:
Ozone
Roadster 3
Pilot crashed while paramotoring but has no memory of the incident.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

13.05.2023 Male

Age:
58

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
39 years
150 hours
(1 hours)

Deenethorpe Airfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Evo

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Pilot left the dolly at too low a speed, hang glider drifted to the right and was slightly high behind the tug at which point the pilot released. Left wing dropped severely in close proximity to the ground, possibly due to the release action. Pilot was able to recover and land with broken upright but no injury.

Unhurt
13.05.2023 Male

Age:
44

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
7 years
300 hours
(25 hours)

Cairngorms,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Strong Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Alpina 4

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot didn't notice increase in wind strength and crossed high terrain into complex valley system. Pilot encountered severe turbulence and deployed emergency parachute. Pilot was dragged 250m before getting parachute under control.

Minor Injuries,
Pelvis

12.05.2023 Male

Age:
45

Rating:
Advance

Flying Experience:
26 years

Bewaldeth,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Powered PG

Wing:
Flare
Moustache

Launch Type:
Foot
Two pilots were test flying Jet Turbine paramotors. Lead pilot misjudged turn into wind and hit the ground. Fuel tank ruptured on impact and spilled diesel onto hot engine with no negative effects.

Minor Injuries
11.05.2023 Female

Age:
63

Rating:
AEI, SI, AP

Flying Experience:
44 years
8000 hours
(20 hours)

Deenethorpe,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills Wing
Falcon 3

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Pilot noted that wheeled tandem hang glider was pulling hard to the right while being pushed and on take off. Glider is being checked.

Pilot:
Unhurt

Passenger:
Unhurt
11.05.2023 Male

Age:
65

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
48 years
1160 hours
(14 hours)

UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Bautek
Fizz

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Pilot did not realise crop was higher than it appeared from the air. Pilot caught base bar on landing and nosed glider in.

Unhurt
07.05.2023 Male



Bradwell,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Geo 5

Launch Type:
Foot
Visiting pilot took off into the path of another pilot. Both were able to take avoiding action. Pilot reflected that they had left too much time between checking airspace and launching.

Unhurt
Go to: Incident Reports (formal investigations)
Go to: Annual Incident Analysis Reports
Last updated: 7 December 2023

Displaying page 9 out of 312

[ Top ] - [ Prev ] - [ Next ] - [ Bottom ]

 

Purchase the BHPA Pilot Handbook Submit an incident report to the BHPA and EHPU

 

The BHPA is a member of the Royal Aero Club The BHPA is a member of the European Hang Gliding & Paragliding Union CAA Drone and Model Aircraft Code Subscribe to GASCO Flight Safety, a monthly safety update on all recreational flying safety matters