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 3239 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 26.06.2024	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 36 hours (12 hours) 175 flights (38 flights)	Location Rushup Edge, Hope Valley, Peak District, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Epic Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot took action to deconflict with another paraglider on final approach to land, and clipped the top of a dry stone wall.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 25.06.2024	Pilot Male Rating: Unknown Flying Experience: 2 years	Location Landsdown, Bath, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Dudek Solo Launch Type: Powered Engine: Bulldog, Moster 185	Summary The pilot lost control of their powered paraglider after entering a spiral dive over the landing field. They impacted the ground, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 24.06.2024	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: CP	Location Nont Sarahs, Huddersfield, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 7 light Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot collided with rocks whilst soaring in light winds. The impact was seen to be on the base of the harness. The pilot cited distraction due to altering harness settings in flight.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 23.06.2024	Pilot Male Age: 27 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 4 years 6 hours (6 hours) 40 flights (40 flights)	Location Bradwell Edge, Derbyshire, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot launched in sinking air and initially was able to steer around ground obstacles before colliding with a large tree.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt
Date 22.06.2024	Pilot Female Age: 64 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 4 years 22 hours (4 hours) 62 flights (10 flights)	Location Latrigg, Keswick, Cumbria, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Eazy 2 S/L Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot took action to counter a frontal collapse on final approach to land. The paraglider turned sharply to the left, the canopy settling over a large tree. The pilot was suspended in the lower branches and was recovered by the Fire Brigade.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.06.2024	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: P Flying Experience: 6 years 400 hours (45 hours) 700 flights (35 flights)	Location Manston Airfield, Kent, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Dudek Warp 2 Launch Type: Powered Engine: Bulldog, Spirit	Summary The paraglider suffered an asymmetric collapse during fully accelerated flight (full speed bar) and entered a spiral dive. The paraglider became entangled in the propeller during the collapse. The pilot deployed and landed under their emergency parachute.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.06.2024	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 34 years 500 hours (15 hours) 700 flights (12 flights)	Location Parlick, Pennines, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon 9 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot experienced an asymmetric collapse on landing approach in thermic conditions. The paraglider re-inflated close to the ground and a successful landing was made. The pilot noted they made control input errors, and the paraglider re-inflated when the controls were released.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.06.2024	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years 600 hours (2 hours) (4 flights)	Location Silecroft, Silecroft, Cumbria, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was soaring along a dune on a beat with a downwind component. Their harness contacted the dune and the paraglider then asymmetrically collapsed, dragging the pilot over the dune and into a fence post, where the pilot sustained injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 17.06.2024	Pilot Male Age: 73 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 8 years 67 hours 153 flights (2 flights)	Location Woolacombe, Devon, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Phi Beat Light Launch Type: Foot	Summary After take-off the pilot became aware that the outer A-line riser was trapped in the speed system link (between A and B risers), causing the wingtip to be pulled in. The pilot opted to land immediately and touched down safely. When the load came off the riser after touchdown, the trapped riser released itself back to its normal configuration.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 12.06.2024	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 4 years 65 hours (30 hours) 130 flights (60 flights)	Location East Hill Devon, Sidbury, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero 7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot encountered sinking air during take-off, on a tight tree-sided launch area, and they collided with a tree.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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