British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

Incident Reports (Informal)

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:

• All Wing Types
• Paraglider
• Flexwing Hang Glider
• Rigid Hang Glider
• Speedrider
• Speedflyer/Miniwing
• Powered PG
• Powered HG
• Other

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).

All Wing Types Paraglider Flexwing Hang Glider Rigid Hang Glider Speedrider Speedflyer/Miniwing Powered PG Powered HG Other

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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
Incident Reports
Date 26.02.2006	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: CP	Location Skyline Drive, Jamaica Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot encountered strong sidewind when on final approach, probably caused by strong thermic activity at landing area. Pilot landed heavily. PLF saved more severe damage.	Injury Pilot: Fr fibula
Date 31.01.2006	Pilot Male Age: 29 Rating: Novice	Location Newlyn Downs, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Mars Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student did not reduce speed or flare on landing and glider nosed in.	Injury Pilot: Dislo elbow
Date 29.01.2006	Pilot Female Age: 29 Rating: Novice	Location Addleborough, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus 4 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student tripped on takeoff run, the gilder having gone off to one side.	Injury Pilot: Fr tib and fib
Date 22.01.2006	Pilot Male Age: 36	Location Nont Sarahs, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Zulu Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot displayed poor airmanship in allowing a midair assuming he had right of way.	Injury Pilot: Fr finger. internal bruising
Date 22.01.2006	Pilot Male Age: 39 Rating: CP	Location Gyrn, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Plus Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot twisted ankle on landing having failed to get out of seat (and having flared a little too high). Probably caused by change to routine, having made harness adjustments prior to the flight.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle
Date 21.01.2006	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: P	Location Leadlich, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Promise Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot stumbled on uneven ground while ground-handling in preparation for launch.	Injury Pilot: Grazed leg
Date 21.01.2006	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location Bradwell, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Java Comp Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot got tangled in harness on poor approach then caught A frame on rough ground just before flaring. .	Injury Pilot: Dislo shoulder
Date 15.01.2006	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: Under training	Location Ontur, Spain Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Sport 2 Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot failed to properly correct a turn having released from the aerotow line at 100ft and crashed at speed.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.
Date 10.01.2006	Pilot Female Age: 39	Location South Africa	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Handle on FreeX tow release became detached as pilot tried to release from winch line. Pilot released ok by pulling wire instead and landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.01.2006	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P	Location Sierra Nevada, Spain Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Windtech Tempest Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot over controlled glider while attempting to land in a tricky landing area. Glider dived towards ground - pilot saved further injury by PLF.	Injury Pilot: Fr tib and fib

Last updated: 2 December 2024

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