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 |
|
21.01.2015 |
Male
Age:
37
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
10 years
5 hours
|
Kahundada,
Nepal
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was overshooting landing area and began to turn. Pilot was told to fly straight into wind and made large control input resulting in a swinging turn into the ground. Pilot landed heavily.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
20.01.2015 |
Male
Age:
41
|
Bunster (PSA),
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Vibe
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was seen to be attempting uncoordinated wing overs and spirals at low level, before losing control and impacting heavily.
|
Minor Injuries,
Head Injuries
|
|
17.01.2015 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
Instructor
Flying Experience:
28 years
|
Jenny cliff,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Avax xc3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was attempting a top landing when wind changed direction. Pilot went round again but wind dropped forcing pilot to bottom land when tide was in and no real bottom landing available. Pilot got wet feet and wet equipment.
|
Unhurt |
|
03.01.2015 |
Male
Age:
65
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
25 years
2000 hours
(100 hours)
|
Omeath,
Ireland
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Epsilon4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot stalled wing having applied excessive brake in an attempt to clear rocks, landing heavily.
|
Minor Injuries,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
29.12.2014 |
Male
Age:
65
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
25 years
500 hours
(30 hours)
|
Devils Dyke
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gin Gliders
Carrera
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot noticed that the that the speed system pulleys on the risers appeared to be in different positions, one being lower than the other. On inspection, the pulley strap on the RH riser was found to have torn its stitching and was coming away from the riser.
|
Unhurt |
|
28.12.2014 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
2500 hours
(100 hours)
|
St Catherines,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mantra M6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot fell over on take off, on uneven ground.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
22.12.2014 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
35 years
870 hours
|
N/a,
UK |
Paraglider |
During repack and annual inspection (with a licenced packer) it was noted that the rubber bands used last year had degraded, broken and stuck to some of the lines on the reserve canopy causing staining in some areas.
The licenced packer stated he had never seen this kind of deterioration before.
|
Unhurt |
|
16.12.2014 |
Male
Age:
30
Flying Experience:
1 hours
(1 hours)
|
Gribbles,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student was slope landing, landed awkwardly, twisted lower leg, on grassy terrain. He mention that he might have turned into the hill too much at last moment.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
15.12.2014 |
Male
Age:
41
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
22 hours
(12 hours)
|
Taucho,
Spain
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot sunk out and had no option but to land on dirt track. Pilot overshot track and landed in storm gully, impacting the side wall.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
03.12.2014 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
14 years
130 hours
(27 hours)
|
Lords Seat,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence,
Leeside |
Paraglider
Wing:
Nova
Mentor
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was distracted from approach plan by others shouting. Eventually realised they were shouting about a spot landing competition. The pilot made a tighter than anticipated low turn in an attempt to hit the spot and landed heavily.
|
Unhurt |
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