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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 2370 entries for paraglider wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
18.04.2017 Male

Age:
60

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
17 years
800 hours
(4 hours)

Back of Ecton,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Niviuk
Peak 3

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot spun glider making tight turns on approach to landing.

Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine

17.04.2017 Male

Age:
41

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
15 years
230 hours
(40 hours)

Westbury Bratton Camp,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
BGD
Cure

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot applies excessive control input while turning into wind for a landing. Pilot spun glider at low level but landed safely.

Unhurt
17.04.2017 Male

Age:
47

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
10 years
5 hours
(1 hours)

Barton Aerodrome,
UK
Paraglider

Wing:
Sky Paragliders
Atis

Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow
Pilot noticed frayed webbing between harness and Charly tow release while packing away.

Unhurt
13.04.2017 Female

Age:
24

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
9 years
1 hours
(2 hours)

Fochriw,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 6

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot was ridge soaring and got too close to the slope resulting in a fast impact.

Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs

13.04.2017 Female

Age:
40

Flying Experience:
7 years

Bell Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Bruce Goldsmith Design
Adam

Launch Type:
Foot
Student had completed short soaring flight and was briefed for a slope landing. On making initial approach student clipped tree in hedge line causing the glider to surge forward. Student landed heavily.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

11.04.2017 Male

Age:
63

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
8 years
2 hours

Gribbles ridge,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot suffered an aneurysm and collapsed while ground handling prior to launch.

Seriously Injured,
Head Injuries

09.04.2017 Male

Age:
28

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
9 years
62 hours
(825 hours)

Gemona,
Slovenia

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Bgd
Base

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot suffered a frontal collapse which then led to a cravat. This subsequently led to a spiral dive, pilot tried to regain control of the wing and remove the cravat but to no avail. Reserve deployed when it was clear that there was insufficient height to regain control but was to low to deploy fully. Pilot spiral into the tree canopy and then impacted the ground.

Seriously Injured,
Thoracic Spine

08.04.2017 Male

Age:
32

Flying Experience:
7 years

Mount Caburn,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Wave

Launch Type:
Foot
Student attempted to launch but glider came up to one side. Student told to abort launch but continued and dived over a fence landing on shoulder.

Seriously Injured
08.04.2017 Male

Age:
58

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
27 years

Fairsnape/Parlick,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:,
Strong Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Triple 7
Queen

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot entered thermal in strong, punchy conditions. Glider began to spin then entered parachutal stall to the ground 30m below.

Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine

08.04.2017 Male

Age:
46

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
26 years
500 hours
(3 hours)

Milk Hill White Horse,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Delta

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot made 360 degree turn in front of hill in weak lift. Glider began to spin then stalled and pilot landed heavily.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

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Last updated: 29 March 2024

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