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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 3134 entries for all wing types

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
13.07.2023 Male

Age:
57

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
32 years
2500 hours
(60 hours)

Bradwell Edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
WillsWing
T2C
While putting on their harness pilot's hang glider was caught by a gust of wind and was rotated over a wall causing damage to the glider.

Unhurt
13.07.2023 Male

Age:
53

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
28 years
941 hours
(29 hours)

Parlick,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm
Paraglider

Wing:
Phi
Maestro 2
At around flight 11 hours, Pilot noticed some furring on the sheath of the starboard break line below the keeper. On the reported date, during flight, the sheath broke and exposed the inner line, which also began to wear through.

Unhurt
13.07.2023 Male

Age:
69

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
29 years
300 hours
(15 hours)

St Jean de Monts,
France

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Mentor 4

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot forward launched in light wind conditions but immediately found their right hand trapped between the B and C risers. Pilot was unable to free hand and therefore had no right hand control. Pilot landed downwind on grassy slope.

Unhurt
30.06.2023 Male

Age:
68

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
39 years
350 hours
(5 hours)

Devils Dyke,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent
Rigid Hang Glider

Wing:
A.I.R
VQ

Launch Type:
Foot
While attempting a bottom landing pilot did not maintain sufficient air speed to flare fully, causing the gliders base bar to be caught by the long grass and nose in.

Seriously Injured,
Head Injuries

23.06.2023 Male

Age:
72

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
46 years
1000 hours
(10 hours)

The Reds,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Swing
NYOS RS

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot made approach in strong winds and spun the glider, landing heavily.

Minor Injuries,
Lumbar Spine

22.06.2023 Female

Age:
65

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
23 years
980 hours
(34 hours)

Devil's Dyke,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Phi
Allegro

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot took off in light conditions but found themselves parachutal in sinking air, landing heavily. Pilot was informed that the air had changed significantly after they had taken off.

Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine

21.06.2023 Male

Age:
53

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
24 years

UK During a repack it was noted that the Gin Genie X Lite lower zipper on the emergency parachute container system had moved up towards the deployment handle. This meant the parachute could not be deployed.

Unhurt
17.06.2023 Male

Age:
35

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
4 years
140 hours
(50 hours)

La Clusaz,
France

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
777
R-light 3

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot had frontal collapse while on XC which developed into a cascade. Pilot deployed parachute but landed on rocks.

Seriously Injured
16.06.2023 Male

Age:
56

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
8 years
250 hours
(25 hours)

Coniston Old Man,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Strong Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Phi
Allegro light

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot launched from Lake District mountain. Initial climb weakened and pilot found themselves tracking downwind along the ridge. Pilot then encountered severe turbulence with the wing fully collapsing and the pilot hitting the ground before being able to deploy their parachute.

Seriously Injured,
Cervical Spine

14.06.2023 Male

Age:
33

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
3 years
20 hours
(15 hours)

White Horse,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
BGD
EPIC

Launch Type:
Foot
The Pilot came out of a thermal and was flying downwind, top landed with the slope of hill on his left hand side, his legs were down and the wing overflew him his left arm was seen to impact the ground fully extended.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

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Last updated: 29 March 2024

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