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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.

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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.

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).

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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 3221 entries for all wing types

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
Incident Reports

Date
07.01.2018

Pilot
Male

Age:
64

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
17 years

150 hours
(10 hours)

175 flights
(8 flights)

Location
Bulgham bay,
Isle of man,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot made incorrect approach and did not have enough height to turn into wind on landing.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
28.12.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
59

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
7 years

40 hours
(30 hours)

100 flights
(70 flights)

Location
Portland West,
Dorset,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Mentor 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot made incorrect approach to top landing and was too low. Pilot hit turbulent air and crashed into a wall.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries

Date
12.12.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
59

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
14 years


Location
Stanage Edge,
Sheffield,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:,
Strong Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Mac Para
Elan

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot was soaring Stanage Edge, with other paraglider pilots. His wing was seen to have an asymmetric collapse on the left hand side, whilst flying with the ridge on his left. The wing turned sharply towards the hill and the pilot impacted the ground.

Injury
Pilot:
Fatal,

Internal Injuries

Date
09.12.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
32

Flying Experience:
7 years

9 flights
(9 flights)

Location
Gribbles Ridge,
Lewes,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Element 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Shortly after take off the radio failed and the student panicked and turned downwind towards the hill. Student then lifted his legs to clear a barbed wire fence before landing downwind in the next field. Student was in shock but was unhurt.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
03.12.2017

Pilot
Male

Flying Experience:
20 years


Location
Pilling,
Lancs,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Wing Type
Powered PG

Wing:
Apco
NRG Pro

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Apco,
Air Comfort

Summary
Pilot lost control of glider while flying at low altitude and crashed into ploughed field.

Injury
Pilot:
Fatal,

Internal Injuries

Date
03.12.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
20

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
7 years

3 hours
(3 hours)

7 flights
(7 flights)

Location
Devil's Dyke,
South Downs,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence,
Flight In Clouds, Fog

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Airwave
Caypso

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Hang glider pilot had mid-air collision with paraglider pilot while ridge soaring in busy conditions.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
28.11.2017

Pilot
Female

Age:
55

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
17 years

500 hours
(60 hours)

(60 flights)

Location
Selsley Common,
Gloucestershire,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Delta 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot reverse launched glider but was kited sideways into and over a bush. Pilot was thrown heavily to ground landing on her arm.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
27.11.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
57

Rating:
Unqualified

Flying Experience:
7 years


Location
Bornos,
Bornos,
Spain

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
BGD
Adam

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Student was attempting first forward launch and fell forward landing on his hand.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
19.11.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
47

Rating:
Unqualified

Flying Experience:
7 years

8 flights
(8 flights)

Location
Ditchling Beacon,
Brighton,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Wave

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
On 5th 'maintaining course and airspeed' flight launch student applied excessive right hand brake, initiating a turn to the right without leaving the ground. He fell over, put out his right hand and on striking an anthill, breaking his wrist.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
19.11.2017

Pilot
Female

Age:
34

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
11 years

165 hours
(30 hours)

360 flights

Location
N/A,
N/A,
UK

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Mentor 3

Summary
After flying, pilot was packing away and noticed parachute pins were fully released and parachute was being held in only by velcro. During pre-flight check the pilot had checked parachute handle but had not lifted flap to check pins.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Last updated: 13 November 2024

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