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 3234 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 18.08.2002	Pilot Unknown	Location Mod North Luffenham, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During vehicle tow launch the Land Rover struck a concealed concrete block causing tensio reader to be propelled forward striking his cheek.	Injury Pilot: Lh face bruised cheek bone
Date 18.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 66	Location North Luffenham, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Harley 988 Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow	Summary Students feet slipped forward on landing resulting in him landing on his backside.	Injury Pilot: Pulled back muscles
Date 16.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 36	Location Devils Dyke, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airbourne - Fun	Summary Student on early high flight overcontrolled the pitch of the glider durng landing. Attempted to flare then fell through the A frame - failed to let go of the uprights.	Injury Pilot: Upper arm fracture, ambulance to sussex county- brighton
Date 15.08.2002	Pilot Unknown	Location Muggery Bottom, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary Student dislocated shoulder whilst pracising PLF.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder
Date 14.08.2002	Pilot Unknown	Location Muggery, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student jumped into the seat whilst launching, slipped and fell over.	Injury Pilot: Suspected twisted ankle
Date 13.08.2002	Pilot Female Age: 43 Rating: CP	Location Beer Head, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot flying in the presence of orographic cloud encountered rising air that she found difficult to exit. Managed to lose height by applying speed bar and big ears. .	Injury Unknown
Date 09.08.2002	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location North Luffenham, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sportlite Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow	Summary Spinnaker release failed to operate during tow launch despite several attempts.	Injury Unknown
Date 06.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P	Location Perranporth, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bandit Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot performing low level wing overs impacted the hill.	Injury Pilot: Broken pelvis (open book) dislocated elbow, torn bladder.
Date 03.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 38	Location High Edge- Training Field, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary Student injured neck whilst attempting PLF from kneeling position.	Injury Unknown
Date 03.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P	Location Condover Feastival, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Freex Pure Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Tow release webbing pulled riser through carabiner prior to tow launch. The webbing loop tightened around the speed bar line pulley area. This was noticed after take-off. Pilot released at 700ft and landed safely.	Injury Unknown

Last updated: 2 December 2024

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