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 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.

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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 2349 entries for paraglider wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
28.05.2022 Male

Age:
57

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
4 years
85 hours

Minster,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Paraglider Pilot was on final approach to a narrow beach strip when the glider caught a tree branch. Glider stalled and dropped pilot from 2m onto rough ground.

Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs

21.05.2022 Male

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
2080 hours
(75 hours)

Parlick,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent,
Flight In Clouds, Fog
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush 6

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot deep stalled from 5ft on landing. Pilot realised glider was saturated from the wet grass and general damp conditions.

Unhurt
19.05.2022 Male

Age:
60

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
16 years
400 hours
(25 hours)

Dunstable,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
ITV
Jedi2

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot suffered a symmetric frontal collapse immediately after take off. Pilot's initial reaction was to pull on the brakes causing the glider to stall back into the hill from approx 30ft.

Seriously Injured
14.05.2022 Male

Age:
45

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
6 years
300 hours
(30 hours)

UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Flow Paragliders
Fusion

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot encountered strong sink on top landing approach and opted to land on airbag harness. Pilot lost balance and put his hand out damaging his wrist.

Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

14.05.2022 Male

Age:
58

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
3 years
25 hours
(20 hours)

Crete road,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot took off in breezy conditions and failed to correct a turn as the glider turned into wind. As the pilot became airborne he was carried back over the crest towards a fence. Pilot was able to kick off the top of the fence but landed heavily.

Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

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

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
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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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