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 paraglider wings 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 |
|
20.11.2023 |
Male
Age:
63
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
30 years
800 hours
(36 hours)
|
Devil's Dyke,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Skywalk
Mint
Launch Type:
Foot |
After landing, on packing up glider, Pilot discovered a brake line had gone through a crack in the riser maillon plastic insert and was wedged in and quite difficult to pull out again. Pilot does not know how the crack in the plastic insert occurred.
|
Unhurt |
|
11.11.2023 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
23 years
800 hours
|
Carlton Bank,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Alpina 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was scratching in light conditions and misjudged height and sink rate resulting in contact with the hill and heavy feet first impact.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
22.10.2023 |
Male
Age:
59
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
28 years
2379 hours
(125 hours)
|
Eype,
UK
Wind Strength:
30-35 km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
777
Queen 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot accidentally touched harness on ground while storing in strong wind conditions. Wing fell back and pilot was dragged into bench and bushed.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
|
19.10.2023 |
Female
Age:
46
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
3 years
47 hours
(5 hours)
|
Lift Sopot,
Bulgaria
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
UP
Rimo
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot hit sink on final approach and was unable to get their legs down before catching a hump on the ground with the underside of their harness.
|
Seriously Injured,
Thoracic Spine
|
|
17.10.2023 |
Male
Rating:
P
|
Hill of Noth,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot took off with one leg loop undone. Pilot immediately felt the issue but was able to stay in the harness. Pilot flew away from the hill into open air and was able get the buckle made up. The harness has one fixed leg loop and the other is a pass through buckle.
|
Unhurt |
|
15.10.2023 |
Male
|
Combe Gibbet,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot landed safely, but released the brakes too early. A gust of wind inflated the paraglider which then dragged the pilot over a fence behind the top landing area.
|
Unhurt |
|
14.10.2023 |
Male
Age:
57
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
29 years
2500 hours
(40 hours)
|
Frocester,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Zeno 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Immediately after launching Pilot noticed the outside B line had snapped approx 1m up from the B riser. Pilot was able to land safely using weight shift. Pilot does not not know how line snap occurred.
|
Unhurt |
|
14.10.2023 |
Male
Age:
46
|
Devils dyke,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Single Skin |
Pilot was observed attempting a 360 degree turn close to the hill. Glider then started to spin but recovered by the pilot. Subsequent dive induced hard downwind landing.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
13.10.2023 |
|
|
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Kona 2 |
Paramotor wing was sent for its first service just after 2 years and 35 flying hours. The porosity measured on the top surface leading edge Dominico 30D material was much lower the expected with readings of 25, 20 and 13 seconds when measuring the porosity using a JDC Porosimeter. The Porsher EasyFly material used for the bottom surface was also measured and received excellent readings over 275 seconds.
|
|
|
08.10.2023 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
2 years
200 hours
(65 hours)
|
Parlick,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Phi
Maestro 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
There were 10 pilots on takeoff and 2 had already flown very briefly. There was nothing unusual about the takeoff but within 1 minute it became clear that there was excessive turbulence. Pilot decided to go to the landing field at the bottom of the hill but suffered a full frontal collapse which resulted in a spiral dive into the side of the hill
|
Seriously Injured,
Cervical Spine
|
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