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 07.10.2002	Pilot Female Age: 27	Location Woldingham, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby	Summary Student pulled muscle during take off run.	Injury Pilot: Pulled leg muscle
Date 06.10.2002	Pilot Male Age: 33 Rating: CP	Location Harting Down, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Elan Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Glider stalled through wind gradient as pilot made landing approach too close to a line of trees.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 06.10.2002	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location Monks Down, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Atlas Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Unknown
Date 01.10.2002	Pilot Male Age: 55	Location Dm, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Atom Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student jumped into the air during launch, landed heavily, tow aborted.	Injury Pilot: Chipped bone on ankle
Date 01.10.2002	Pilot Male Age: 25 Rating: CP	Location Unknown	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing	Summary Parachute bridle had been cut and tied to the harness.	Injury Unknown
Date 30.09.2002	Pilot Male Age: 43	Location Pilgrims Farm, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Santana Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student flying canopy too slowly on low hop. When he came to land he released the controls rather than flaring and impacted a fence.	Injury Pilot: Mild cuts and bruises to back and face
Date 29.09.2002	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: P	Location Rushup Edge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Stealth *Pl Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Glider had uncontrollable right turn - only discovered after launch - pilot impacted the hill. Glider had been crashed on previous flight - no damage discovered.	Injury Pilot: Concussion, lacerated knee
Date 28.09.2002	Pilot Male Age: 43	Location Tailbridge, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Confidence Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student misjudged his height whilst making his first soaring attempt,impacted the hill.	Injury Pilot: Broken ankle
Date 28.09.2002	Pilot Male Age: 43	Location Tailbridge, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Confidence Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student attempting first soaring flight impacted the ground at the end of his first beat - wind speed dropped during the beat causing pg to sink.	Injury Pilot: Broken right leg
Date 28.09.2002	Pilot Male Age: 37	Location Steyning Bowl, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Sentra Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot attmpted to launch with one leg strap undone. He realised before taking off and aborted the flight.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 16 May 2025

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