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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.

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Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:

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.

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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 3221 entries for all wing types

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
Incident Reports

Date
22.06.2022

Pilot
Male

Age:
39

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
11 years

1 hour
(50 hours)

1 flight
(25 flights)

Location
Portsmouth,
Easteny beach,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Powered PG

Wing:
BGD
Luna

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Miniplane

Summary
Pilot lost control of powered paraglider while attempting wingovers. Pilot fell into his wing but was able to deploy his parachute. Pilot landed in the sea but was saved by the coast guard.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
22.06.2022

Pilot
Male

Age:
55

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
3 years


Location
Bradwell,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Sol
Atmus 3

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot failed to control pitch while in a thermal and the glider suffered an asymmetric collapse. Pilot deployed emergency parachute and landed safely.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
19.06.2022

Pilot
Male

Age:
56

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
27 years

2415 hours
(57 hours)

3887 flights
(106 flights)

Location
Clough Head,
Keswick,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:,
Light Turbulence,
Leeside

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin
Explorer 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot hadn't noticed the wind had shifted and ended up leeside on a large cliff face. Pilot landed heavily in sink attempting to slope land. Pilot slid down into rocks.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries

Date
18.06.2022

Pilot
Male

Age:
21

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
4 years

55 hours
(20 hours)

500 flights
(150 flights)

Location
North eastaly slope,
Woldingham,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence,
Leeside

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
UP
Kibo

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot was lifted off the ground while ground handling. Pilot attempted to bottom land in switching winds and hit the ground while in mid turn, trying to land into wind.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries,

Feet, Legs

Date
18.06.2022

Pilot
Male

Age:
25

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
6 years

500 hours

575 flights
(75 flights)

Location
Col de la Forclaz,
Annecy,
France

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Delta 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot took off with a knot in the right side A, C and brake lines. Pilot could not release the knot so flew down to the landing field making only careful left turns. The knot came out on landing.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
17.06.2022

Pilot
Male

Age:
23

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
5 years

110 hours
(30 hours)

70 flights
(60 flights)

Location
Kobala,
Tolmin,
Slovenia

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
BGD
Base2lite

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Whilst performing a spiral dive into a bottom landing field, the pilot noticed first stages of a blackout. The pilot was able to exit the spiral dive before total loss of vision and recovered and landed safely. Contributing factors were dehydration and tiredness.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
14.06.2022

Pilot
Male

Age:
58

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
3 years

30 hours
(20 hours)

90 flights
(60 flights)

Location
Chamonix,
Chamonix,
France

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Mojo 5

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot misjudged height on approach to landing. On final turn into wind the pilot was too low. Overcompensation caused pendulum and pilot impacted boulder on landing.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Lumbar Spine

Date
14.06.2022

Pilot
Male

Age:
63

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
22 years

2620 hours
(100 hours)

2544 flights
(52 flights)

Location
Kobala,
Tolmin,
Slovenia

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Very Strong Turbulence,
Leeside

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
BGD
Cure 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse and cascade in turbulent air. Parachute deployed but caught in glider. Pilot crash landed through trees.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
14.06.2022

Pilot
Male

Location
Parlick,
Lancashire,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Sigma 6

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Non-BHPA pilot crash landed while attempting to top land.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
13.06.2022

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
3 years

2 hours
(1 hour)

30 flights
(4 flights)

Location
Woolacombe,
Devon,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Mojo

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot turned in a thermal while ridge soaring. Pilot came out the thermal into sinking air and did not have room to complete the 360. In tightening the turn the pilot spun the glider and landed heavily.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured

Last updated: 13 November 2024

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