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 21.06.2009	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP	Location Herne Bay, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach losing more height than expected in decreasing wind and with limited landing area due to tide being in. Landed in sea. Unclipped quickly and with help, recovered equipment safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 20.06.2009	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: Under training	Location Muggery, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student failed to execute full flare and jarred knee on landing.	Injury Pilot: Jarred knee
Date 16.06.2009	Pilot Male Age: 33 Rating: CP	Location Windbank, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Rookie Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was forced to top land having encountered strong sink after losing thermal. On turning to collapse glider the pilot was lifted back up then landed heavily on straight leg.	Injury Pilot: Fractured knee
Date 16.06.2009	Pilot Female Age: 35 Rating: Under training	Location Norcia, Italy Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student stalled glider on landing and landed heavily on back.	Injury Pilot: Fractured l2 vertebra
Date 14.06.2009	Pilot Male Age: 67 Rating: P	Location Middle Wallop, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Carbon Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow	Summary Pilot suffered rotation on tow launch. Pilot swung into ground heavily before regaining normal flight.	Injury Pilot: Bruised back
Date 04.06.2009	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: AP	Location Combe Gibbet, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Rebel Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered symmetric collapse on launching into thermal. Collapse reinflated asymmetrically and glider turned back into hill.	Injury Pilot: Fractured wrist
Date 02.06.2009	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: AP	Location Morrone, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Cobra Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered large asymmetric and then cravat while thermalling. Glider entered spiral and risers twisted. Pilot deployed parachute landing safely but was dragged 100m before getting parachute under control.	Injury Pilot: Tissue damage to ankles and calf.
Date 25.05.2009	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: P	Location Col de Forclaz, France Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse having decided to continue launch with glider not fully flying.	Injury Pilot: Bruised and scraped leg.
Date 24.05.2009	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: CP	Location Bradwell, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 4 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was unable to take avoiding action when another pilot turned in front of him during a competition. Glider stalled on collision and pilot impacted ground heavily.	Injury Pilot: Bruised back.
Date 24.05.2009	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: CP	Location Bradwell, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was involved in mid-air collision with another paraglider but was able to make a safe landing.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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