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 3234 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 05.02.2020	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: P Flying Experience: 11 years 260 hours (28 hours) 612 flights (22 flights)	Location Ansermanuevo, Toro, Colombia Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Cure Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made emergency turn while on final approach to avoid low level power lines. Pilot's seat made contact with bump in the ground before legs could fully absorb the impact.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 03.02.2020	Pilot Male Age: 71 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 15 years 194 hours	Location None, Lechlade, UK	Wing Type Other Wing: High Aventure Beamer Emergency Parachute	Summary During repack session pilot noticed that the control handle sticks had been threaded through the metal rings. They should NOT have been put through the rings but simply inserted into the sleeves.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 30.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: EPC Flying Experience: 5 years 1 hour (1 hour) 2 flights (2 flights)	Location Villaricos, Vera, Spain Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Paragliders Fides 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student lifted legs on launch before the wing had taken the full weight of the pilot and his equipment. This resulted in the paramotor making a glancing contact with the ground and the prop puncturing the fuel tank. Instructor immediately stopped the flight as pilot was unaware of the damage.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 25.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 47 Flying Experience: 4 years 2 flights (2 flights)	Location Darley Moor, Ashbourne, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Spark Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Student launched the wing successfully then applied control on both sides changing the angle of attack of the wing. He drifted left and then raised his left hand and applied more control on the right causing the wing to spin from approximately 20ft.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 22.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 30 years 1200 hours (8 hours) 1000 flights (8 flights)	Location Farmara cliffs, Lanzarote, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Explorer Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged lift and made emergency landing on rocky beach. Glider and harness were dragged into surf and pilot was benighted but was able to escape from the beach the following morning.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 1000 hours (30 hours) 3000 flights (40 flights)	Location Jerbourg cliffs, Guernsey, Guernsey Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Cayenne 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was soaring coastal cliff when drop in wind forced him to bottom land. With limited options pilot landed on rocks.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 19.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 41 years 3000 hours (100 hours) 3000 flights (50 flights)	Location Bradwell Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Rx3.5pro Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot approached a paraglider pilot who was invisible to him due to low sun. At the last second the pilot dived under and to the right of the paraglider, narrowly avoiding a collision.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 18.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 34 Rating: P Flying Experience: 6 years 40 hours (20 hours) 100 flights (40 flights)	Location Devil's Dyke, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot attempted 360 degree turn close to the hill misjudging height and distance and ended up landing heavily downwind on the gentle slope close to the top of the hill.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt
Date 12.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years 10 hours (28 hours) 28 flights (28 flights)	Location Pen Dinas, Aberystwyth, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence, Front Influence	Wing Type Speedflyer/Miniwing Wing: Ozone Zero 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was ridge soaring his speedwing set to fast trim when the wing suffered an asymmetric collapse. The wing rotated then reinflated facing the slope. Pilot impacted heavily into gorse.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 08.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 35 years 1000 hours (250 hours) 800 flights (200 flights)	Location Bradwell, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flow XC Racer Launch Type: Foot	Summary Wind was off the hill and pilot experienced turbulence at the end of the ridge. Suffered asymmetric collapse and landed heavily but was able to PLF.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 2 December 2024

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