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 09.02.2001	Pilot Male	Location Merthyr, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student misjudged his approach to the landing area which resulted in a downwind landing. Although the wind was 0-5 the landing was fast.	Injury Pilot: Fractured fibia, at joint of ankle.
Date 08.02.2001	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P	Location Winter Hill, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary A paraglider and hang glider were soaring Winter Hill when a small aircraft appeared and began to perform aerobatics close to the site. The paraglider suffered a collapse which the pilot was able to correct. .	Injury Unknown
Date 31.01.2001	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Mala, Spain Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Vision V Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot flew too close to the hill in turbulent conditions - resulted in the glider being turned toward the hill in a strong gust.	Injury Pilot: Fr scaphoid bone left hand; break at old fracture. bruised face and leg
Date 28.01.2001	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P	Location South Cerney, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Parascender Wing: Eiff Classic 259 Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow	Summary During tow launch the line broke at the pilot end at 350. The pilot set up a normal landing approach but failed to flair on landing.	Injury Pilot: Fractures to lower leg
Date 28.01.2001	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: CP	Location Sutons Corner, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Trekking Sunbeam Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fractured fibula.
Date 28.01.2001	Pilot Male Age: 18	Location Marania Farm, Kenya Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Harmony Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student let one of the controls up on landing causing the glider to turn / dive, this resulted in a landing on one foot which then twisted.	Injury Pilot: Sprained left ankle.
Date 28.01.2001	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: Novice	Location Marania Farm, Kenya Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Jive Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary During early training flights student suffered from ground rush - as he approached the ground the student brought his left hand down causing the glider to turn left, student impacted ground.	Injury Pilot: Bruising to right hand.
Date 21.01.2001	Pilot Male Age: 29 Rating: AP	Location Beer Head, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Csx 137 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary HG attempting a rushed launch on a busy site clipped the ground with his wing tip causing the other wing to enter the lift first. The glider rotated about the inside wing and then hit the hill.	Injury Pilot: No injuries.
Date 15.01.2001	Pilot Male Rating: P	Location Cross Country, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: FreeX Mission Launch Type: Powered Engine: RAD, Airheart XL100	Summary Paramotor pilot landing out after a XC flight. During his landing approach the pilot attempted a 360 degree turn during which the wing stalled and entered a spin. The pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Sprained right hand, bruising.
Date 14.01.2001	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP	Location Mam Tor, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Electron Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot soaring with ridge on his left turned left toward the hill in front of an oncoming Pg. The canopies came very close to touching causing the second canopy to suffer a partial collapse.	Injury Unknown

Last updated: 19 May 2025

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