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 19.05.2022	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 400 hours (25 hours) 1450 flights (35 flights)	Location Dunstable, Dunstable, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: ITV Jedi2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered a symmetric frontal collapse immediately after take off. Pilot's initial reaction was to pull on the brakes causing the glider to stall back into the hill from approx 30ft.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 14.05.2022	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 300 hours (30 hours) 300 flights (31 flights)	Location Bradwell, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flow Paragliders Fusion Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot encountered strong sink on top landing approach and opted to land on airbag harness. Pilot lost balance and put his hand out damaging his wrist.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 14.05.2022	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years 25 hours (20 hours) 80 flights (60 flights)	Location Crete road, Folkestone, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off in breezy conditions and failed to correct a turn as the glider turned into wind. As the pilot became airborne he was carried back over the crest towards a fence. Pilot was able to kick off the top of the fence but landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 12.05.2022	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 32 years	Location Lyveden Airfield, Corby, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider	Summary During release check, pilot's bridle snagged on the test release rig. Bridle had undergone 'quick' repair resulting in an end not properly finished. This was then repaired more appropriately. Release would have failed if used as it was.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 09.05.2022	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 7 years 450 hours (70 hours) 574 flights (40 flights)	Location Barton On Sea, Barton On Sea, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged height while attempting to make a bottom landing on the beach. Pilot had to turn tightly to get back into wind but struck the ground before the turn was completed.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 08.05.2022	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 43 years 1500 hours (10 hours) (8 flights)	Location Deenthorpe, Corby, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Rigid Hang Glider Wing: AIR Atos VQR Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot landed in nil wind with insufficient flare. A-frame touched the ground and pilot swung through hitting elbow on the upright.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 06.05.2022	Pilot Male Age: 72 Rating: P Flying Experience: 49 years 3000 hours (1 hour) (2 flights)	Location Deenethorpe Airfield, Corby, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Rigid Hang Glider Wing: Air Design ATOS Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot misjudged speed on approach to land resulting in being too high. Pilot pulled in too much resulting in heavy landing.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 06.05.2022	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 6 years 170 hours (30 hours) 430 flights (35 flights)	Location Crete Road, Folkestone, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged wind speed and direction while attempting to top land at take off area. Pilot was dragged into barbed wire fence while tying to collapse the glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 26.04.2022	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 19 years 800 hours (34 hours) (63 flights)	Location Popular Unofficial site, Yorkshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Alpina 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary On final approach to land the left brake line snapped at the swivel. This caused a spin at low level and the pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 25.04.2022	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 270 hours (40 hours) 398 flights (54 flights)	Location Mam Tor, Castleton, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot got caught in leeside turbulence behind the ridge causing an asymmetric collapse. Pilot impacted hill heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Last updated: 14 May 2025

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