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 3287 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 25.03.2005	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: AP	Location Sutton Meadows, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airbourne C2 Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot started take off run for aerotow but was not properly clear of the marshal. Glider struck marshal on shoulder as it moved forward causing the weak link to break and bending an upright.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 25.03.2005	Pilot Male Rating: AP	Location Bradwell Edge, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot had mid-air with another paraglider. Both carried on flying without problem.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.03.2005	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: FLPA	Location Lumb Farm, UK	Wing Type Powered PG Launch Type: Powered	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fr leg
Date 21.03.2005	Pilot Male Age: 51	Location Frampton End Road, UK	Wing Type Powered PG Launch Type: Powered	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Back injuries
Date 17.03.2005	Pilot Unknown	Location Unknown	Wing Type Unknown	Summary Big fat repack report. See report for details.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 13.03.2005	Pilot Male Age: 35 Rating: AP	Location Long Mynd, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Boomerang Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot sustained collapse at 40ft in breezy conditions with some turbulence about.	Injury Pilot: Bruised ribs
Date 13.03.2005	Pilot Male Age: 25 Rating: CP	Location Long Mynd, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Elan Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Under investigation. Pilot lost control at low level and crashed heavilly.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.
Date 13.03.2005	Pilot Unknown	Location Unknown	Wing Type Unknown	Summary Repack info. See report by Bill Morris.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 07.03.2005	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: P	Location Devils Dyke, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot landed tandem glider when another (solo) pilot loses control while ground handling and bumps into tandem passenger. No injuries.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 03.03.2005	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: Novice	Location Lords Seat, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target 16 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student appears to have allowed glider to lose too much energy leading to a heavy landing. Poor flare also a factor.	Injury Pilot: Dislo elbow

Last updated: 15 June 2025

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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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