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
03.02.2022 Male

Age:
54

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
5 years
400 hours
(160 hours)

Los Tanques,
Colombia

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Skywalk
Chili 5

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot made outlining after cross country but did not notice chosen field contained grape vines on wires. Pilot flared high but caught wires on legs.

Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs

28.01.2022 Male

Age:
58

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
4 years
33 hours
(9 hours)

Skirrid SEWHGPC,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Geo 5

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot diverted to alternative landing field having established that power lines crossed his chosen field. Pilot arrived with insufficient height to turn into wind and landed heavily.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

21.01.2022 Male

Age:
61

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
19 years
550 hours
(50 hours)

Los Tanques,
Colombia

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Iota 2

Launch Type:
Foot
Glider dived aggressively to horizon and suffered 75% asymmetric collapse. Pilot input most likely caused spin and riser twist leading to locked in spiral. Pilot deployed emergency parachute and landed unhurt.

Unhurt
20.01.2022 Male

Age:
52

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
16 years
720 hours
(40 hours)

Westbury Bratton,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Strong Turbulence,
Leeside
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin
Bonanza

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse while on approach. Wind had increased and pilot was attempting to bottom land in turbulent conditions.

Unhurt
29.12.2021 Male

Age:
38

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
6 years
70 hours
(40 hours)

Mystic,
Australia
Paraglider

Wing:
Phi
Maestro X-Alps
Pilot discovered that glass fibre side slat had come out of position on harness and had interfered with speed bar line. This was not picked up during pre-flight check as line was still free moving. During subsequent flight the speed bar line cut half way through a load bearing strap. This was spotted on next pre-flight check.

Unhurt
24.12.2021 Male

Age:
61

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
5 years
296 hours
(61 hours)

Newhaven Cliffs,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Epsilon9

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot took off at coastal site but lost height and landed at the base of the cliffs. Pilot was cut off by incoming tide and was rescued by the coast guard.

Unhurt
25.11.2021 Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
16 years
820 hours
(80 hours)

UK Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Zeolite GT

Launch Type:
Foot
Glider had recently returned from a line trim at a service centre. While ground handling pilot noticed outer A lines had been replaced incorrectly.

Unhurt
23.11.2021 Male

Age:
55

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
10 years
908 hours
(117 hours)

Morfa Nefyn,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Skywalk
Tequila 4

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot had airprox with single prop plane while ridge soaring. Pilot has filed an airprox.

Unhurt
14.11.2021 Female

Age:
52

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
2 years
2 hours
(2 hours)

Mam Tor,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Ion6

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot made approach with insufficient height and was unable to turn into wind before landing. Pilot landed heavily in a ditch.

Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine

03.11.2021 Male

Age:
37

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
3 years
25 hours
(25 hours)

Monksdown,
UK

Wind Strength:
30-35 km/h
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin
Bolero 4

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot was soaring close to trees and began to get blown back. Pilot decided to turn downwind but was caught in the turbulence behind the trees. Pilot lost control in turbulence and crashed but was uninjured.

Minor Injuries,
Head Injuries

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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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