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 17.08.2020	Pilot Male Age: 71 Rating: P Flying Experience: 21 years 450 hours (18 hours) 800 flights (15 flights)	Location Eype, Near Bridport, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Front Influence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus RS Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was attempting to top land and experienced a large asymmetric collapse during a rapid change in wind direction. The pilot was unable to regain full control and crashed near the front of the cliff.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 12.08.2020	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 21 years 1600 hours (30 hours) 1600 flights (30 flights)	Location Mam Tor, Castleton, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: UP Trango X-Race Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot took avoiding action to prevent an aerial collision with another paraglider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 11.08.2020	Pilot Male Rating: Unqualified	Location No site, Scotland, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U Turn Secure 3 - EP front container	Summary The pilot was unable to make a test deployment without applying significant force to the handle. The pilots considered that the hook and loop used to secure the deployment handle covered a large area, making the handle difficult to tear off.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.08.2020	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P	Location Mercury, East Meon, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mantra 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot's wing was initially seen on the edge of a stall with the pilot making control inputs. The pilot impacted the ground and was evacuated to hospital.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 07.08.2020	Pilot Male Age: 72 Rating: P Flying Experience: 49 years (10 hours) (6 flights)	Location Parlick, Preston, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Peak 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 03.08.2020	Pilot Age: 37 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 9 hours	Location Baba Dag, Olu Deniz, Turkey	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 5	Summary The wind direction changed during acceleration phase of the pilot's launch. The pilot was unable to stop the take-off run and collided with a low wall below the launch area.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 23.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years 482 hours (27 hours) 1793 flights (68 flights)	Location Thurnham, Maidstone, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Aspen 2 Freestyle Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot made a slope landing touch down but was then hoisted back into the air in thermic conditions. the wing suffered a large asymmetric collapse and the pilot impacted the ground.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 22.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 10 hours (10 hours)	Location Woolacombe, North Devon, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Ion 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was on a soaring beat that had a downwind element as the wind direction had changed. The pilot lost height and was unable to run off the speed as he hit the ground.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 20.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 6 hours (2 hours) 20 flights (7 flights)	Location Devils Dyke, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence, Front Influence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: UP Makalu 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot clipped the wing of another thermalling paraglider pilot, causing entanglement with the other's rear lines. They separated and landed.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 19.07.2020	Pilot Female Age: 47 Rating: P Flying Experience: 12 years 478 hours (8 hours) 443 flights (10 flights)	Location Carlton Bank, Stokesley, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The paraglider pilot was preparing to launch when a gust came through. The pilot lost control of the paraglider which collided with a hang glider that was preparing to launch, causing damage to the hang glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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