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 2537 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 30.03.2024	Pilot Male	Location Mere Rifle Range, Wiltshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was on final approach to top land when a very strong gust (estimated to be 35kph) caused a collapse of the paraglider. The pilot hit the ground and was pulled back into the air before being dropped back to the ground. The wing was then ensnared by a fence, preventing the pilot being from being dragged further. The pilot sustained minor injuries.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 30.03.2024	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 391 hours (9 hours) 1368 flights (29 flights)	Location Mount Caburn, Glynde, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon 9 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was performing a slope landing in moderate wind and slipped on uneven ground causing an ankle fracture.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 24.03.2024	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 35 years 2000 hours (5 hours) (7 flights)	Location Tinto, Biggar, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Phantom Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot inadvertently stalled the paraglider whilst scratching for lift, and hit the ground, sustaining injury. The pilot highlighted their new glider, and the gusty conditions on a site they had not previously flown, as contributing factors.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 16.03.2024	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 4 years 43 hours (7 hours) 70 flights (10 flights)	Location Rushup Edge, Sheffield, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Model unknown Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot launched in strong wind and shortly after take-off the paraglider was seen to enter a stall. The pilot was injured following their impact with the ground.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs Passenger: Seriously Injured Feet, Legs
Date 03.03.2024	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 2 years 3 hours (2 hours) 30 flights (9 flights)	Location Fair Snape, Preston, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova ION 6 LIGHT Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot flew towards the landing field on a crosswind approach and touched down fast, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 26.02.2024	Pilot Male Rating: P	Location Aguapanela, Roldanillo, Colombia Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot encountered turbulence which led to collapses and a cravatte. The pilot deployed their emergency parachute which became entangled in the paraglider lines whilst still in its inner container. The pilot was unable to take further action, their head jammed against the risers by twisted lines. The parachute partially opened and the pilot descended to to the ground, sustaining injury on impact.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 26.02.2024	Pilot Male Age: 71 Rating: P Flying Experience: 7 years 120 hours (12 hours) 230 flights (15 flights)	Location Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glencoe, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Ultralight 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot approached the landing area which was sloping away. They flared too high as they were approaching a tree and wall, and sustained injury from the landing impact.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 25.02.2024	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 27 years 700 hours (51 hours) (73 flights)	Location Glencoe, Highlands, Scotland, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Alpina 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot sustained injury colliding with a rock during the acceleration phase of their launch, however they were able to continue to launch.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 24.02.2024	Pilot Male Rating: Unknown	Location Shining Tor, Peak District, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Unknown Single surface paraglider	Summary A pilot attempting to ridge soar in light wind initiating a spin a from around eight meters above the ground, resulting in suspected minor injuries upon impact.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 24.02.2024	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years 600 hours (20 hours) 1200 flights (40 flights)	Location Stanage Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Mac Para Eden 7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was making a soaring flight and opted to approach the hang glider take off, flying with a downwind component and no longer in ridge lift. The pilot was not able to turn into wind in time, and collided with a rock upon touchdown, causing injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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