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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.

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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
23.06.2018

Pilot
Male

Age:
50

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
21 years

200 hours
(6 hours)

41 flights
(8 flights)

Location
Westbury,
Trowbridge,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills Wing
Sport 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot made hurried launch in order to catch thermal upcycle, but failed to check true wind direction and made uncoordinated take-off with insufficient speed. Glider turned in towards side of hill sharply. Pilot applied full control weight shift to avoid collision with hill and went on to complete normal flight.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
19.06.2018

Pilot
Male

Age:
53

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
16 years

195 hours
(11 hours)

616 flights
(25 flights)

Location
Montmin,
Annecy,
France

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 8

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot took off and encountered stronger than expected head wind. Pilot was then unable to reach intended landing fields resulting in an unplanned landing. Pilot turned into wind too late and collided with slope.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
18.06.2018

Pilot
Male

Age:
61

Flying Experience:
30 years

250 hours

Location
Forclaz,
Annecy,
France

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Iota

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse shortly after launching. The glider turned 180 degrees with no obvious pilot input and crashed into the hillside.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured

Date
15.06.2018

Pilot
Male

Age:
43

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
7 years

14 hours
(14 hours)

17 flights
(14 flights)

Location
Mount Caburn,
Glynde, Lewes,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Niviuk
Koyot 3

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot had near miss with another paraglider. The other paraglider suffered a collapse and landed heavily.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt,

Cervical Spine

Date
13.06.2018

Pilot
Male

Age:
54

Rating:
IPPI 4

Location
Mount Caburn sussex,
Lewis,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot fell while ground handling.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
13.06.2018

Pilot
Male

Age:
57

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
24 years

90 hours
(12 hours)

250 flights
(21 flights)

Location
Newhaven Cliffs,
Newhaven,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Buzz 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot lost control of glider while attempting to launch in breezy conditions. Pilot was dragged into another glider that was waiting to launch.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
10.06.2018

Pilot
Female

Age:
36

Flying Experience:
1 hour
(1 hour)

16 flights

Location
Swanborough,
Swanborough,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Elememt 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Whist ground-handling in a very light wind, the student was picked up by a small dust devil/thermal. She went up about 1.5m and then landed on her side hitting her head on the ground.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries,

Head Injuries

Date
10.06.2018

Pilot
Male

Age:
49

Flying Experience:
7 years

16 hours
(6 hours)

6 flights
(6 flights)

Location
Swanborough,
Lewes,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Rio 2

Summary
Student flew into the slope while attempting to soar. Student was twisting in the harness.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
09.06.2018

Pilot
Male

Age:
51

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
9 years

20 hours

Location
Llantysillio,
Nr Carog,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Niviuk
Koyot 3

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot overflew the small landing area due to unexpected lift then ended up worring that he wouldn't manage to cross a fence. Pilot turned left for a hard landing but hit the far side of a ditch with straight legs.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Lumbar Spine

Date
06.06.2018

Pilot
Male

Age:
57

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
46 years

1000 hours
(25 hours)

2000 flights
(50 flights)

Location
Corndon,
Long Mynd,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Sigma 10

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot attempted a slope landing but caught foot on rock hidden in undergrowth.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries,

Feet, Legs

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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