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 |
|
14.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
P
|
Milk,
UK
Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence,
Leeside |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot encountered turbulence while ridge soaring as wind was off to the south causing leeside turbulence. Pilot suffered frontal collapse and crashed onto the hillside.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
14.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
29 years
250 hours
(26 hours)
|
Magic,
UK
Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Artik 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Reverse launch take off in strong winds. Pilot was lifted off the ground whilst facing the glider. Unable to rotate to untwist the lines, brake input was ineffective. Glider turned slowly and impacted hill with some force.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
12.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
9 years
2 hours
(1 hours)
|
Pandy,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had insufficient height to make official landing field and in an attempt to land in an adjacent field he caught the glider on a tree while on final approach. Pilot landed safely but glider landed on the tree.
|
Unhurt |
|
12.07.2018 |
Male
Rating:
Unknown
|
Weybourne,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Gradient
Golden 2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot spun glider while cliff soaring. Pilot impacted cliff halfway down and ended up on the beach below.
|
Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine
|
|
12.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
33
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
7 years
120 hours
(57 hours)
|
Planpraz,
France
Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot was flying along the valley side in thermic conditions and suffered an asymmetric collapse. The glider rapidly entered a spiral with twisted risers and the pilot blacked out. Pilot regained consciousness in time to deploy parachute landing 30m up in the trees. Pilot activated Echo112 App from phone and was rescued safely.
|
Minor Injuries,
Head Injuries
|
|
12.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
50
Rating:
P
Flying Experience:
20 years
|
St Agnes,
UK
Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h
Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Niviuk
Peak 3
Launch Type:
Foot |
On exiting a spiral in breezy conditions, pilot flew through own wake turbulence causing glider to enter a stall. Due to brakes being shortened by previous owner the glider would not recover from the stall.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
10.07.2018 |
Female
Rating:
CP
|
Pontlottyn,
UK
Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Unknown
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot appeared to enter spiral dive while attempting to thermal. Glider then suffered an asymmetric collapse and pilot crashed onto the hillside.
|
Seriously Injured |
|
10.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
39
|
Hay Bluff (NE),
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5
Launch Type:
Foot |
Student allowed glider to go off to one side while attempting a reverse launch. Student was pulled to the side and stepped awkwardly on a tussock damaging his ankle.
|
Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs
|
|
10.07.2018 |
Female
Age:
52
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 years
14 hours
(10 hours)
|
Pontlottyn,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:,
Strong Turbulence |
Paraglider
Wing:
Ozone
Mojo2
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot had been turning 360 in a thermal above the hill but not gaining enough height to continue. On pulling forwards to fly to the front of the hill again pilot inputed to turn left at the front of the hill with too much brake causing the glider to spin and resulting in the pilot impacting with the brow of the hill.
|
Seriously Injured,
Thoracic Spine
|
|
09.07.2018 |
Male
Age:
45
Rating:
CP
Flying Experience:
8 years
3 hours
|
Hay Bluff,
UK
Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h
Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent |
Paraglider
Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6
Launch Type:
Foot |
Pilot misjudged distance from the ridge and failed to turn away resulting in pilot colliding with the ridge.
|
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs
|
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