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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 paraglider wings 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.

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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 2455 entries for paraglider wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
Incident Reports

Date
05.06.2016

Pilot
Male

Age:
51

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
27 years

600 hours
(20 hours)

600 flights
(30 flights)

Location
Craigellachie,
Aviemore,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Ion 3

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot took off from knee deep heather in strong conditions. Pilot entered thermal and glider immediately entered spin. Pilot struck rock face at speed. Inspection showed speedbar line had been wrapped around vario prior to take-off.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured

Date
04.06.2016

Pilot
Male

Age:
46

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
20 years

500 hours
(70 hours)

1000 flights
(60 flights)

Location
Buttermere,
Buttermere,
UK

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin Gliders
Bobcat

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot misjudged his approach and wingtip clipped a tree causing the glider to turn off the intended path. With insufficient height to make any corrections the pilot landed on the roof of a parked car.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
04.06.2016

Pilot
Male

Age:
53

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
25 years

1000 hours
(5 hours)

1000 flights
(10 flights)

Location
Parlick,
Chipping,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Wing Type
Paraglider

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Whilst walking up the hill with an inflated wing, the emergency parachute inner container inadvertently released from the pilot's Gin Gingo 3 harness, despite the closure pins having been previously checked in their positions.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
03.06.2016

Pilot
Female

Rating:
Novice


4 flights
(4 flights)

Location
Beddinham,
Lewes,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Element 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot under training failed to flare the glider upon landing and was injured.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries,

Feet, Legs

Date
03.06.2016

Pilot
Male

Age:
47

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
9 years

11 hours
(9 hours)

33 flights
(25 flights)

Location
Llangollen,
Llangollen,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 6

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
On approach to landing in strong thermic conditions, the pilot overshot the landing area and applied the controls more deeply intending to steepen the glide path. The pilot then applied full controls to flare and stalled the wing, resulting in a heavy impact with the ground.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries,

Pelvis

Date
03.06.2016

Pilot
Male

Age:
53

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
85 hours
(17 hours)

90 flights
(16 flights)

Location
Buttermere,
Keswick,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence,
Leeside

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot left thermal on lee side of hill and got caught in leeside turbulence. Glider suffered collapse and twisted risers resulting in a heavy landing.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured

Date
29.05.2016

Pilot
Male

Age:
48

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
21 years

1000 hours
(30 hours)

1000 flights
(30 flights)

Location
Treak Cliff,
Castleton, Derbyshire,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Delta 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot had mid-air collision with model glider while ridge soaring.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
26.05.2016

Pilot
Male

Age:
51

Rating:
AP Dual Hill

Flying Experience:
21 years

476 hours
(33 hours)

922 flights
(107 flights)

Location
Rhossili Down,
Rhossili,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
BiBeta 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot discovered that red security covers on Quick Out Karabiners had moved to the open position during a reverse tandem launch. Covers were closed position prior to launch.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Passenger:
Unhurt

Date
23.05.2016

Pilot
Male

Age:
23

Flying Experience:
9 years

1 hour
(1 hour)

8 flights
(8 flights)

Location
Lowca,
Whitehaven,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Atom 3

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Student misjudged approach and caught foot on wall before turning in to landing area.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Feet, Legs

Date
22.05.2016

Pilot
Male

Age:
56

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
200 hours
(37 hours)

230 flights
(18 flights)

Location
Durdle Door,
Dorset,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

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

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin Gliders
Atlas

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
While concentrating on another pilot the incident pilot found himself in a head-on situation with another paraglider. Both pilots turned left in an attempt to avoid the collision.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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