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 all wing types 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 you want to search by incident date, please enter the day, month and year numerically as dd-mm-yyyy (eg. 03-12-2019).
If known, total hours and total flights flown are displayed below together with hours and flights flown in the past six months, the latter being displayed in brackets.
There are 3234 entries for all wing types
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Date | Pilot | Location | Wing Type | Summary | Injury |
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Date
14.11.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 67 Rating: AP |
Location
Bo Peep,Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Sigma 10 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
Date
19.10.2024 |
Pilot
MaleRating: P |
Location
Rybury,Alton Barnes, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: U-Turn Blackout Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries |
Date
18.10.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 64 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 243 hours (57 hours) 205 flights (49 flights) |
Location
Poniente North,Algodonales, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Skywalk Chili 5 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs |
Date
17.10.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 73 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 168 hours (19 hours) 433 flights (21 flights) |
Location
The Terrace,Chale, Isle of Wight, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Calm, Very Strong Turbulence, Leeside |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Iota 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine |
Date
17.10.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 57 Rating: P Flying Experience: 20 years 450 hours (40 hours) 750 flights (25 flights) |
Location
Oludeniz,Oludeniz, Turkey Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Skywalk Chilli 5 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
10.10.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 56 Rating: P Flying Experience: 2 years 172 hours (65 hours) 282 flights (92 flights) |
Location
Ingleborough,Ingleton, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Skywalk Chili 5 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
Date
03.10.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 85 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 34 years 1000 hours (20 hours) 999 flights (30 flights) |
Location
Hownam Law,The Cheviots, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Delta 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Head Injuries |
Date
28.09.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 59 Rating: P |
Location
Herne Bay,Kent, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Unknown Unknown Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
28.09.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 56 Rating: P Flying Experience: 19 years 3000 hours (120 hours) 3000 flights (80 flights) |
Location
Carlton Bank,Stokesley, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder |
Date
28.09.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 69 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 48 years 270 hours (5 hours) 600 flights (30 flights) |
Location
Mendlesham,Wetherup Street, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm |
Wing Type Wing: Wills Wing Sport 3 Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Last updated: 2 December 2024
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A number of incident analysis reports are also available in the safety section of our website. These are compiled from the individual incident reports submitted during the course of each year.