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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.

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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
26.02.2023 Rating:
CP



Big Fat Repack,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Paraglider

Wing:
N/A


Launch Type:
Foot
Following deployment at a repacking event, pilot found that the handle had become torn during the deployment. The seam holding the handle to the deployment back had ruptured.

Unhurt
19.02.2023 Male

Age:
37

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
11 years
500 hours
(75 hours)

Devil's Dyke,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Phi
Maestro

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot launched then noticed that a rise had become caught in the B/C riser pull system. This caused the wing to enter a turn but pilot was able to release it with difficulty.

Unhurt
14.02.2023 Male

Age:
60

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
19 years
900 hours
(2 hours)

Milk Hill White Horse,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Triple 7
Rook 3

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot stalled while ridge soaring and landed heavily.

Seriously Injured
11.02.2023 Male

Age:
47

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
23 years
500 hours

Fochriw,
UK
Paraglider While preparing for launch, pilot was made aware that his parachute handle pins were not correctly located in their respective keepers. Harness and parachute had just returned from being serviced.

Unhurt
31.01.2023 Male

Age:
68

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
12 years
300 hours
(10 hours)

Piedechinche,
Colombia

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin
Explorer 2

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot landed on partially hidden rock having established initial chosen landing field was not suitable.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

21.01.2023 Male

Age:
63

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
7 years
900 hours
(80 hours)

Rushup,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Paraglider

Wing:
Mac Para
Eden 6

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot caught foot in hole on uneven ground having performed a normal slope landing.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

13.01.2023 Male

Age:
65

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
80 hours

None,
UK
Paraglider

Wing:
U-Turn
Blacklight 2
Following the servicing of a U-Turn Blacklight 2 paraglider, the pilot was informed that the porosity results were low, being in the low teens and single figure readings. The glider is three years old with approx 60 hours airtime.

06.01.2023 Male



N/A,
UK
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush 6
Glider service on glider less than one year old discovered extensive wear in the area of the stiffening rods on the upper surface, towards the leading edge. Fabric was completely torn in at least 12 locations. Glider had been through two SIV courses at Oludeniz where the abrasive take off surfaces are suspected to have caused the damage.

Unhurt
19.11.2022 Male

Age:
43

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
8 years
54 hours
(4 hours)

Tinto,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

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

Wing:
Air Design
UFO2

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot attempted to launch an unfamiliar wing in windy conditions but could not control the wing. Pilot was dragged and his leg caught on uneven ground, dislocating his knee.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

17.11.2022 Male

Age:
42

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
4 years
350 hours
(120 hours)

N/A,
UK
Paraglider During a test deployment prior to a repack, pilot noticed that the inner container would not release the parachute despite the bight of lines locking the container having come free as expected. Pilot discovered that the no. 4 eyelet grommet was through the closure bungee, preventing the closure flaps from opening.

Unhurt
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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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