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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 powered pg 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 128 entries for powered pg wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
16.05.2013 Male

Age:
52

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
12 years
27 hours

Puerto Serrano,
Spain

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Powered PG

Wing:
Ozone
Element

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
PAP,
Top 80
Student made a good powered launch but had applied too much brake. Student was told to ease off the brakes a little but released them fully while letting off the throttle. Glider dived towards the ground and student impacted hard from 2m.

Seriously Injured,
Feet, Legs

22.09.2012 Male

Age:
44

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
21 years
3000 hours

Private airfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Powered PG

Wing:
Axis
Pluto 2 Power
Pilot was running up engine when another glider got sucked into prop.

Unhurt
02.08.2012 Male

Flying Experience:
25 years

Nr Glasgow,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent
Powered PG

Wing:
Sky Paragliders
Cima K2

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Flat Top,
Moster
While flying his paramotor the bar holding the risers on one side fractured at the weld and came away. It was held by a safety strap but the strap was so long the glider entered a turn and then collapsed. The pilot landed on top of the motor but was unhurt.

Unhurt
10.06.2012 Male

Age:
50

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
16 years
150 hours

Kempsey,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h
Powered PG

Wing:
Dudek
Nucleon

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Top 80
Pilot launched glider unaware of an asymmetric collapse. Glider veered towards another glider still on the ground and the engine cages collided. Pilot landed with damage to both power units.

Unhurt
25.05.2012 Male

Age:
54

Flying Experience:
5 hours

Batchlane Farm,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Powered PG

Wing:
Dudek
Synthesis

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Moster,
Extreme
Pilot started motor but it went to full revs knocking him over. Pilot was struck by prop.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

16.04.2012 Male

Age:
43

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
18 years
50 hours

Wigginton,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence
Powered PG

Wing:
Paramania
Revolution

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
PAP,
1250 ROS125
Pilot launched and powered up to 5m when engine cut out. Pilot landed heavily. Air in fuel suspected.

Unhurt
27.02.2012 Male

Age:
34

Rating:
Unqualified

Flying Experience:
3 hours

Challow Hill Farm,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Powered PG

Wing:
Dudek
Synthesis

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Bulldog,
Spirit (Thor)
Pilot did not respond properly to radio commands and came close to landing on parked cars. Student became entangled with a wing laid out in the take off area but managed to land safely.

Unhurt
24.02.2012 Male

Age:
45

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
27 years
300 hours

Darley Moor,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h
Powered PG

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Fly Products,
Kompress Magic
Student applied too much throttle while practising starting the engine. Engine fell over backwards.

Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

28.01.2012 Male

Age:
42

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
15 years
60 hours

Crieff,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Powered PG

Wing:
Dudek
Reaction

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Parajet,
Cyclone
Pilot had mid-air collision with another paramotor pilot and became entangled. Came down under other pilot's parachute as other failed to deploy.

Seriously Injured,
Lumbar Spine

28.01.2012 Male

Age:
35

Rating:
Unqualified

Flying Experience:
15 years
60 hours

Crieff,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Powered PG

Wing:
Dudek
Reaction TST

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
PAP,
ROS125
Pilot was involved in a mid-air collision with another paramotor and became entangled. Pilot successfully deployed parachute and both pilots came down under the one chute as other failed to deploy.

Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs

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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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