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 available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.
There are 3221 entries for all wing types
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Date | Pilot | Location | Wing Type | Summary | Injury |
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Date
28.09.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 59 Rating: P |
Location
Herne Bay,UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Unknown Unknown Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Unhurt |
Date
15.09.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 48 Rating: CP |
Location
Eype,UK |
Wing Type Wing: Nova Ion 4 |
Summary |
Injury
Minor Injuries,Hands, Arms, Shoulder |
Date
14.09.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 34 Rating: P Flying Experience: 10 years 350 hours (35 hours) |
Location
Draycott,UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Sigma 11 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Unhurt |
Date
14.09.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 70 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 35 years 1000 hours (17 hours) |
Location
Northrepps Airfield,UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence, Leeside |
Wing Type Wing: Aeros Adam 13-T Launch Type: Powered Engine: VITTORAZI, MOSTER 185 MY20 |
Summary |
Injury
Minor Injuries,Pelvis |
Date
12.09.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 67 Rating: P Flying Experience: 3 years 193 hours (65 hours) |
Location
Worcester Beacon,UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Zoom X2C Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Unhurt |
Date
07.09.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 14 years 1000 hours (20 hours) |
Location
Unknown,UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h |
Wing Type Wing: Paramania Revo 3 Launch Type: Powered Engine: Minari |
Summary |
Injury
Minor Injuries,Feet, Legs |
Date
03.09.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 500 hours (60 hours) |
Location
Le Chalvet,France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Unhurt |
Date
31.08.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 50 Rating: P Flying Experience: 15 years 391 hours (8 hours) |
Location
Tinto (South),UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Air Design Rise 4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Minor Injuries,Feet, Legs |
Date
30.08.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 65 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 170 hours (5 hours) |
Location
Not applicable,UK |
Wing Type Wing: Woody Valley Tenax 3 / Tenax 4 harnesses |
Summary |
Injury
Unhurt |
Date
22.08.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 25 Rating: Unqualified Flying Experience: Under a year |
Location
Buching,Germany Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Independence Cruiser 4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Unhurt |
Last updated: 15 October 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.