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:
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.
If you want to search by incident date, please enter the day, month and year numerically as dd-mm-yyyy (eg. 03-12-2019).
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 |
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Date
05.06.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 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 Wing: Nova Ion 3 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
Date
04.06.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 46 Rating: P Flying Experience: 20 years 500 hours (70 hours) 1000 flights (60 flights) |
Location
Buttermere,Buttermere, UK |
Wing Type Wing: Gin Gliders Bobcat Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
04.06.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 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 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
03.06.2016 |
Pilot
FemaleRating: Novice 4 flights (4 flights) |
Location
Beddinham,Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Element 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs |
Date
03.06.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 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 Wing: Advance Epsilon 6 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Pelvis |
Date
03.06.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 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 Wing: Ozone Rush 4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
Date
29.05.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 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 Wing: Ozone Delta 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
26.05.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 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 Wing: Advance BiBeta 4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt |
Date
23.05.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 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 Wing: Ozone Atom 3 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs |
Date
22.05.2016 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 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 Wing: Gin Gliders Atlas Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Last updated: 5 January 2025
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A number of incident analysis reports are also available in the safety section of our website. These are compiled from the individual incident reports submitted during the course of each year.