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 3283 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 14.05.2004	Pilot Male Rating: P	Location Blorenge, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Vulcan Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot discovered the The Loft had replaced lines incorrectly during a service causing the glider to be deformed in flight. Pilot was not able to discover fault during pre-flight check as all looked ok.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 07.05.2004	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: Novice	Location Fochriw, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student failed to control glider having made a successful top landing. Glider pulled student over causing 2 broken fingers.	Injury Pilot: 2 fr fingers
Date 07.05.2004	Pilot Male Age: 25 Rating: Novice	Location Abertysswg, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Student lost concentration and pushed out instead of pulling in causing glider to stall.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.05.2004	Pilot Male Age: 31 Rating: Novice	Location Mt Caburn, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student became boxed in by another pilot and crashed having taken avoiding action.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle
Date 02.05.2004	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P	Location Bewaldeth, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bonanza Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse in rough thermic conditions which developed into a rotation. Pilot deployed reserve and landed safely though dragged on landing due to strong wind.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 30.04.2004	Pilot Male Age: 35	Location UK	Wing Type Powered HG Launch Type: Powered Engine: mosquito	Summary Pilot discovered torn zip line attachment which could have resulted in the line reaching the prop with serious consequences.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.04.2004	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: Novice	Location Muggery Bottom, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Windtech Coral Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student went over on ankle while ground handling.	Injury Pilot: Spr ankle
Date 24.04.2004	Pilot Male Age: 35 Rating: Novice	Location UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon 4 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student failed to control glider after aborted take off. Glider reinflated and lifted student approx 2m into the air before dumping him back down heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr fibula
Date 22.04.2004	Pilot Male Age: 24 Rating: Novice	Location Rhossili, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student landed then got dragged into stone wall while attempting to walk glider back to launch.	Injury Pilot: Bruising and spr ankle
Date 18.04.2004	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: CP	Location Mayo Bridge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Artax Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot spun glider then suffered 2 asymmetric collapses before hitting hill.	Injury Pilot: Possible fr pelvis

Last updated: 14 May 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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