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 01.11.2009	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P	Location N/A, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Allegra	Summary Pilot noticed excessive wear on brake line pulley (attached to riser) making it possible to jam brake line.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 28.10.2009	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P	Location Eypes West BAy, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Aspen Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot had Airprox with Sea King helicopter while coastal flying in Devon. Suffered asymmetric collapse but landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 27.10.2009	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: P	Location Newhaven Cliffs, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Antea Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse on landing approach.	Injury Pilot: Punctured lungs, fr l1 vertebra
Date 22.10.2009	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: CP	Location El Cuchillo, Spain Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Merlin Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse as a result of a mid air collision with another paraglider. Pilot deployed parachute and landed on top of the ridge.	Injury Pilot: Bruised foot
Date 18.10.2009	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: Under training	Location Stenning Bowl, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot jumped into harness after short run but then touched down again. Stopped running and glider overflew pulling pilot over onto arm.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder, fr upper arm.
Date 13.10.2009	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: Under training	Location Curium, Cyprus Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot stepped on uneven ground on landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle
Date 10.10.2009	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: CP	Location Dunstable Downs, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Presta Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot inflated glider just as second pilot was flying low over the take-off area. Airborne pilot struck inflated glider causing his glider to stall. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 10.10.2009	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: CP	Location Dunstable Down, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot flew low across take off area just as another pilot inflated his glider to launch. Pilot struck launching canopy causing his own wing to stall. Pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebra
Date 10.10.2009	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P	Location Monterey, USA Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Landed on sand and went over on leg causing break to Fib.	Injury Pilot: Fr fibula
Date 04.10.2009	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: P	Location Devils Dyke, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Scenic Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot deployed quick-outs while top landing in strong wind. Quick-out did not release and glider was lifted back into the air. Quick-outs then released and pilot and passenger landed firmly from 2-3m unhurt.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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