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 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).

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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 14.11.2010	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: Under training	Location Talfyndd, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student inflated glider but caught foot on tussock of grass while turning.	Injury Pilot: Fractured fib and tib
Date 14.11.2010	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P	Location Bradwell, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 7 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot encountered severe turbulence on approach to land, possibly due to wave. Glider surged and pilot was swung into ground.	Injury Pilot: Fractured vertebra and heel.
Date 24.10.2010	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: AP	Location Dharamshala, India Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Factor Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot made poor judgement while attempting to land in unfamiliar area. Had to make tight, low turn to avoid power lines and crashed into parked car.	Injury Pilot: Fracture l1 vertebra
Date 20.10.2010	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P	Location St Agnes, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot lost footing on landing and was dragged into car.	Injury Pilot: Fractured pelvis
Date 17.10.2010	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: Under training	Location Challow Hill Farm, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Dudek Nemo Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student went off line on tow and stumbled on landing.	Injury Pilot: Strained shoulder
Date 16.10.2010	Pilot Male Age: 27 Rating: CP	Location Carrock Fell, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Geo Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was seen to be initiating alternating left and right turns, possibly attempting wingovers, while ridge soaring. He then suffered an asymmetric collapse. The glider rotated a number of times before crashing into the hill.	Injury Pilot: Severe head injuries, fr vertebra, fr collar bone.
Date 15.10.2010	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: P	Location Firle, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Antea Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was dragged into wall in gusty conditions.	Injury Pilot: Head injuries, bruising.
Date 02.10.2010	Pilot Female Age: 47 Rating: CP	Location Horcum, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Rookie Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot lost control of glider while attempting to launch in strengthening wind conditions. Pilot was pulled by wing and twisted knee.	Injury Pilot: Torn knee ligaments
Date 01.10.2010	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P	Location St Andre, France	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient XC2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered unintentional parachute deployment while on approach. Landed in/through tree without injury.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 26.09.2010	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P	Location Corn Ridge, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was overflown by police helicopter with a height difference of approx 200ft.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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