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 05.10.2003	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: CP	Location Devils Dyke, UK Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Offpiste Discovery Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot attempted first top landing in strong conditions and possible rotor. Glider dropped wing and crashed. Pilot should have been with Coach for this task!	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus
Date 04.10.2003	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Clubman	Summary Laid flat glider picked up by wind and flipped back. Hit parked car causing slight dent.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 28.09.2003	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: Novice	Location Winter Hill, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target	Summary Student tip stalled glider prior to landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr wrist
Date 26.09.2003	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: AP	Location Tailbridge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Airprox with Tornado.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 25.09.2003	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP	Location Tan Hill, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flying Planet Sirius Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot caught out by gusts while ground handing. Lifted off ground then dumped down heavily.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated left ankle.
Date 20.09.2003	Pilot Male	Location Swanage, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary Pilot landed in sea (20cm deep).	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 18.09.2003	Pilot Unknown	Location Clough Head, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary Unknown pilot rotored in after getting blown back.	Injury Pilot: Fractured tibia and fibula.
Date 17.09.2003	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: AP	Location Kimmeridge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Fides Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot crashed while flying fast close to the hill. Showing off!	Injury Pilot: Fractured vertebra, t12.
Date 17.09.2003	Pilot Male Age: 35 Rating: Novice	Location Pilgrims Farm, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Lift 26 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student encountered sink prior to landing and landed heavily without PLF.	Injury Pilot: Possible tendon/ligament damage.
Date 14.09.2003	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: CP	Location Tow Scar, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Pheron Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot flew into cliff face.	Injury Pilot: Dl wrist, burns and bruises.

Last updated: 22 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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