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 3308 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 08.08.2003	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location La Chat, Grand Bornand, France	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Epsilon 4 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse due to turbulence on landing approach.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.
Date 07.08.2003	Pilot Male Age: 22 Rating: Novice	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Elan Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student went off line and landed down wind. Glider flipped over.	Injury Pilot: Concussion, sprained wrist.
Date 03.08.2003	Pilot Female Age: 25 Rating: Novice	Location Talybont, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Harmony Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student crashed having got too close to ridge while flying.	Injury Pilot: Split lip and bruised arm.
Date 03.08.2003	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: AP	Location Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Powered HG Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Powered Engine: Racket	Summary Emergency parachute deployed accidentaly causing pilot and wing to crash land under chute. Possible bad combination of chute and harness in terms of fit. .	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.08.2003	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Atlas Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.08.2003	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: Novice	Location Merthyr, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student landed on uneven ground and strained ankle.	Injury Pilot: Sprained ankle.
Date 01.08.2003	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: La Mouette Topless	Summary Pilot landed having flown under power lines. Didnt realsie until after landed.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 31.07.2003	Pilot Unknown	Location Lejaire, Wendling, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Waterbird Magnum Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 27.07.2003	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: CP	Location Dolomites, Corvara, Italy Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Vibe Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot suffered a collapse on approach and crashed into parked cars.	Injury Pilot: Whiplash, laceration to left elbow.
Date 27.07.2003	Pilot Female Age: 41 Rating: AP	Location Devils Dyke, UK Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Firebird Hornet Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered defaltion low over trees. Pilot crashed into trees then fell to the ground.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.

Last updated: 11 July 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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