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 |
|
19.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
47
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
13 years
298 hours
(4 hours)
|
Cairn Laith (Creag Meagaidh),
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Skin 3P
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was dragged over rocks after a failed takeoff attempt, sustaining injury.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
18.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
31
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
11 years
70 hours
(10 hours)
|
Not applicable,
UK |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota |
During an emergency parachute repack, a test deployment was attempted unsuccessfully. One of the parachute container pins (plastic sheathed wire) was found to have been pulled through the metal grommet by the retaining loop, making deployment impossible.
|
Unhurt |
|
17.09.2020 |
Female
Rating:
CP
|
Treak Cliff,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Phi
Symphonia
Launch Type:
Foot |
On the fourth flight of the day the pilot took off and the toe elastic for entering pod snapped, so pilot could not enter pod correctly.
|
Unhurt |
|
17.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
42
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
13 years
30 hours
(5 hours)
|
Treak Cliff, Mam Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Buzz 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was ridge soaring when he was blown back into lee rotor, and lost control, leading to an impact with the ground.
|
Unhurt |
|
13.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
65
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
5 years
170 hours
|
Ringstead bay,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h |
Paraglider
Wing:
Littlecloud
Urubu
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot encountered rotor near the cliff, causing a collapse. The pilot impacted into bushes at the base of the cliff.
|
Unhurt |
|
13.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
30
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
4 years
35 hours
(20 hours)
|
Mount Caburn,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was performing turns ("small wingovers") at low level and caught the emergency parachute deployment handle on the ground, initiating an unintentional deployment as the pilot flew away from the hill.
|
Unhurt |
|
08.09.2020 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
33 years
200 hours
(32 hours)
|
Whitesheet (Wessex),
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Iota 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was ridge soaring his paraglider and experienced rapid sinking air in thermic conditions causing a fast descent to the ground and a crash landing in a field behind take-off.
|
Seriously Injured,
Pelvis
|
|
31.08.2020 |
Male
Age:
73
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
48 years
950 hours
(9 hours)
|
Snaefel,
Isle Of Man
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Nyos RS
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot lost his footing on uneven ground in windy conditions. He sustained injury when he was dragged, before regaining control of the paraglider.
|
Minor Injuries |
|
17.08.2020 |
Male
Age:
71
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
19 years
450 hours
(18 hours)
|
Eype,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Front Influence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Swing
Arcus RS
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot was attempting to top land and experienced a large asymmetric collapse during a rapid change in wind direction. The pilot was unable to regain full control and crashed near the front of the cliff.
|
Unhurt |
|
12.08.2020 |
Male
Age:
52
Rating:
AP
Flying Experience:
19 years
1600 hours
(30 hours)
|
Mam Tor,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm |
Paraglider
Wing:
UP
Trango X-Race
Launch Type:
Foot |
The pilot took avoiding action to prevent an aerial collision with another paraglider.
|
Unhurt |
|
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