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 30.01.2018	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P Flying Experience: 21 years 336 hours (54 hours) 320 flights (69 flights)	Location Haresfield, Gloucester, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot caught wingtip in trees while ridge soaring but was able to turn away and land safely. Glider suffered broken lines at the top of the 'B' cascade at the wing tip.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 26.01.2018	Pilot Female Age: 50 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 500 hours	Location Uffington White Horse, Nr Swindon, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had been dragged on previous landing and failed to notice emergency parachute handle had become detached. Pilot was attempting to launch again but was stopped by a pilot who had noticed the parachute handle was not attached.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.01.2018	Pilot Female Age: 33 Flying Experience: 8 years (3 hours) 38 flights (38 flights)	Location La Paca, Murcia, Spain Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student has asymmetric collapse while ridge soaring. Glider caught tree and swung student into hillside.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 23.01.2018	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 3 hours (3 hours) 10 flights (10 flights)	Location Mirador del Rio, Lanzarote, Spain Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Aircross U Prime 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off from lower launch and gradually gained height. Was too close to ridge and failed to note the increase in wind strength with height. Caught in venturi at top of the ridge and crashed (the crash was not witnessed).	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 17.01.2018	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: P Flying Experience: 15 years 400 hours (25 hours) 300 flights (15 flights)	Location Valle De Bravo, Valle de Bravo, Mexico Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Carrera Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot drifted into the lee of a rocky feature and suffered an asymmetric collapse. Pilot deployed parachute and landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 15.01.2018	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 9 years 20 hours	Location Tower Hill East, Kamshet, India Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary When launching in light conditions the pilot sat in harness before the glider was properly flying. This resulted in the glider diving forward and the pilot sliding down the slope into a tree.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 14.01.2018	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 9 years 15 hours (10 hours) 20 flights (15 flights)	Location Hope Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Ozone Spyder Launch Type: Foot	Summary On making his approach to land the pilot entered rotor turbulence caused by nearby cliffs. Wind had changed direction in the hour since the pilot took off.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 14.01.2018	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: P Flying Experience: 27 years 1000 hours (20 hours) 1000 flights (20 flights)	Location BFR, Rivermead leisure centre, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Tequila 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary During Big Fat Repack pilot threw parachute while on the zip line. Parachute became snagged in the retrieve line suffering minor damage.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 07.01.2018	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 18 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: 8 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

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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