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 12.10.2005	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location La Chens, France Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Firebird Z One Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot decided to land due to rain (glider wet). Put big ears in to land and on releasing ears glider entered deep stall.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 09.10.2005	Pilot Male Age: 26 Rating: P	Location Mam Tor, UK Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 6 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot flying in strong wind caught out when wind strength increased forcing tree landing.	Injury Pilot: Cut face
Date 06.10.2005	Pilot Female Age: 35 Rating: Novice	Location Woldingham, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Atom Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student flared late and had legs out straight.	Injury Pilot: Spr ankle
Date 05.10.2005	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: Novice	Location Dalefoot, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student flew too close to hill prior to landing approach and landed heavily in a seated position with legs outstretched.	Injury Pilot: Fr tibia
Date 25.09.2005	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: AP	Location Unknown	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Litespeed S 4.5	Summary During inspection piot discovered damaged carbon spar caused as a result of manufacturing error.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.09.2005	Pilot Male Age: 48	Location UK	Wing Type Unknown	Summary Pilot reported problems reverse launching because of prominent rear section of helmet catching in lines.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.09.2005	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location Corn Ridge, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Vibe Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered symmetric collapse at low level in thermic conditions and crashed into hillside.	Injury Pilot: Fr pelvis, fr arm
Date 17.09.2005	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP	Location Devils Dyke, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Carbon Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Paraglider pilots suffered mid air collision and descended under one emergency chute.	Injury Pilot: Line burns to arm
Date 17.09.2005	Pilot Male Age: 49	Location Monks Down, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Unqualified, self-taught pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level in turbulent, thermic conditions.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 16.09.2005	Pilot Male Age: 35 Rating: Novice	Location Currium, Cyprus Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Sport Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student failed to flare properly on landing and went over on ankle.	Injury Pilot: Fr fibula

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.

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