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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 3239 entries for all wing types

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
Incident Reports

Date
26.06.2021

Pilot
Male

Age:
59

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
22 years

600 hours
(10 hours)

300 flights
(15 flights)

Location
Holme Moss,
West Yorkshire,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Mentor 6 light

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
The pilot lost control of their paraglider in thermic conditions, leading to a spin and collision with the hillside.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries

Date
19.06.2021

Pilot
Male

Age:
60

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
29 years

600 hours
(10 hours)

1500 flights
(40 flights)

Location
Moel Berfedd,
Snowdonia,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Bi Beta 5

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Passenger:
Unhurt

Date
17.06.2021

Pilot
Male

Age:
61

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
20 years

107 hours
(5 hours)

703 flights
(28 flights)

Location
Altes Lager Airfield,
Berlin,
Germany

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
UP
Dena

Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow

Summary
The pilot was aware of fraying speedbar wire in flight. After landing, an inspection revealed that several metal wire strands had broken where the wire stirrup and speedbar line attachment meets the aluminium bar.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
15.06.2021

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
6 years

40 hours
(25 hours)

100 flights
(70 flights)

Location
Eyam Edge,
Derbyshire,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence,
Front Influence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Swing
Arcus RS

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
The pilot was soaring in thermic conditions and experienced a large asymmetric collapse close to the hill. The pilot was seen to be making control inputs in an attempt to recover to normal flight, but was unable to recover before impacting the hill.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
15.06.2021

Pilot
Male

Age:
46

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
14 years

210 hours
(20 hours)

900 flights
(30 flights)

Location
Nant-Y-Moel,
Wales,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Bi-Beta 6

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
During a tandem launch the Advance Hybrid hard spreader rotated around its in-built carbon bar and locked in this position when under the load of the pilot and passenger. The pilot landed without incident.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Passenger:
Unhurt

Date
15.06.2021

Pilot
Male

Age:
61

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
40 years

1000 hours
(19 hours)

1000 flights
(28 flights)

Location
Sutton Meadows,
Peterborough,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Rigid Hang Glider

Wing:
A-I-R
VR

Launch Type:
Aero Tow

Summary
Immediately prior to the aerotow commencing the conditions were nil wind. When "all out" was called, the left wing rose first and continued to rise out of the trolley, caught by a sudden crosswind. The right wingtip came into contact with long grass, turning the glider and trolley. The weak link broke, but the glider had left the runway and stopped nose down in crops.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
14.06.2021

Pilot
Male

Age:
64

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
23 years

1500 hours
(20 hours)

2000 flights
(30 flights)

Location
Telegraph Hill,
Batcombe (Dorset),
UK

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
X Alps 3

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
The pilot became aware during flight that a hook knife had been left inside the paraglider. The pilot landed without incident. Upon inspection it was found that the hook knife had caused damage to the wing's internal structure.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
12.06.2021

Pilot
Male

Age:
55

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
31 years

1200 hours
(40 hours)

Location
Brecon Beacons,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Sigma 10

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse having encountered sever turbulence. Due to low altitude pilot deployed emergency parachute. Pilot landed on hillside without injury.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
12.06.2021

Pilot
Male

Age:
62

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
12 years

228 hours
(20 hours)

535 flights
(41 flights)

Location
Hay Bluff,
Powys,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Iota

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
During take-off, the pilot's foot caught a line of another paraglider on the ground. The other pilot managed to untangle the line and the launch was then able to proceed.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
09.06.2021

Pilot
Male

Age:
50

Rating:
P

Location
Milk Hill,
Marlborough,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Sigma 10

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
The pilot was seen to induce a spin at between 50 to 100ft above takeoff. The pilot then made a subsequent control input, stalling the glider to the ground.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Thoracic Spine

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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