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 05.03.2011	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: CP	Location Murrone, Braemar, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Prion Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and had to take evasive action to avoid a power line. Landed on deer fence but uninjured.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 04.03.2011	Pilot Male Age: 79 Rating: P	Location Whitewool, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 4 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered large asymmetric collapse at 10m in gusty, thermic conditions. Rotated and crashed into hillside.	Injury Pilot: Fractured vertebrae and pelvis.
Date 25.02.2011	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: Under training	Location Nigels place, Morocco Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Student was flying too close to slope and hit sink. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Torn ankle ligaments
Date 19.02.2011	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: Under training	Location Talfynudd, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student had mid air collision with another pilot. Both landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 10.02.2011	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: Under training	Location Lijar, Spain Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Fiesta 2 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student completed RH 360 turn but spun glider attempting LH 360. Glider cravated but student managed to land countering the rotation with opposite brake.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 03.01.2011	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P	Location Stanage, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot lost control of glider and stalled to the ground.	Injury Pilot: Fractured ribs and shoulder.
Date 23.12.2010	Pilot Male Age: 39 Rating: CP	Location Sarangkot, Nepal Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Artik 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was lifted off feet and then dragged while in process of turning during reverse launch.	Injury Pilot: Fractured and dislocated ankle
Date 11.12.2010	Pilot Female Age: 44 Rating: CP	Location Pendle Hill, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sol Prymus 2 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot attempted forward launch to fly down to landing area. On doing so, her knee gave way and dislocated.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated knee
Date 09.12.2010	Pilot Male Age: 85 Rating: P	Location Sennon Cove, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Firebird Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and landed on house roof.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 05.12.2010	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: Under training	Location Firle, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-Turn Infinity 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student did not flare fully on landing and landed with both feet out in front.	Injury Pilot: Sprained ankle

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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