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 08.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years (2 flights)	Location Mappleton, Yorkshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Mac Para Eden 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot induced a roll which he wasn't able to correct before impacting the hill.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 27.06.2020	Pilot Female Age: 53 Rating: P Flying Experience: 1000 hours (20 hours) (70 flights)	Location Filey, Yorkshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The paraglider's wingtip contacted a flagpole when the pilot was on landing approach, causing damage to the flagpole.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.06.2020	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: CP	Location Pinnacle Hill East, Malvern, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 8 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot undertook a manoeuvre that led to him being lee side of a spine backed ridge. His paraglider experienced collapses in rotor before the pilot landed on the lee side of the hill.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.06.2020	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 500 hours (25 hours) 1000 flights (35 flights)	Location Malvern Kettle Sings, Malvern, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Explorer Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot lost control of the paraglider on launch in gusty conditions and was inadvertently lifted into the air with a full riser twist that he was able to correct once airborne.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 23.06.2020	Pilot Male Rating: Not a BHPA member	Location Mere Rifle Range, Mere, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Unknown Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was attempting to reverse launch in strong conditions and noticed the wing had a cravat. In trying the clear the cravat, he collided with a barbed wire fence.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 23.06.2020	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: P	Location Hill Farm, Great Fransham, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Sprint 3 Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 22.06.2020	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: P Flying Experience: 35 years 351 hours (5 hours) 462 flights (5 flights)	Location Freathy, Near Plymouth, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Lightsport Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot set up his top landing approach too far back and was caught in rotor. This caused the aircraft to crash in the field behind take off.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Head Injuries
Date 20.06.2020	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 10 hours (5 hours) 25 flights (8 flights)	Location Fairsnape, Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Eazy 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was inadvertently lifted on launch and dropped to the ground in a seated position, before being dragged.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Internal Injuries
Date 14.06.2020	Pilot Male Age: 65 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 50 years 1500 hours (2 hours) 2000 flights (9 flights)	Location Hil Farm, Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: McPara Eden 6 Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary The launch marshal stopped a launch in progress upon noticing a disconnected suspension line. The launch was aborted and the Maillon connecting the C lines to the riser was found to be open.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 09.06.2020	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 920 hours (20 hours) 2000 flights (30 flights)	Location Bo Peep, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Phi Maestro Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot attempted a 360 degree turn in a thermal and misjudged his height and proximity to the hill, leading to an impact with the hillside.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Cervical Spine

Last updated: 19 May 2025

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