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:

Incident reports for paraglider wings are displayed below in summary form.

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There are 2455 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports

Date 12.04.2009 Formal Report	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: AP	Location Corndon Hill, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Under investigation.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.

Date 12.04.2009	Pilot Female Age: 48 Rating: P	Location Nant-y-Moel, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Kiss Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilots suffered mid-air collision while ridge soaring at low level. One pilot sustained minor leg injury, the other, significant glider damage.	Injury Pilot: Pulled calf muscle

Date 05.04.2009	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: P	Location North Luffenham, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 5 Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary tape loop on 3 ring circus had become larks footed around tow ring and would not release. Winch cut line and pilot managed to undo larks foot and release. Able to replicate if slack allowed in system. Pilot changed tow release.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 05.04.2009	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: P	Location Tal-y-Bont, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mamboo Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse on hill side while ridge soaring. Glider turned into hill.	Injury Pilot: Bruising to lower back

Date 02.04.2009	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: P	Location Bulgaria	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Under investigation.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.

Date 24.03.2009	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P	Location Montellano, Spain Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sol Ellus 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot launched aware of rain clouds in near distance. On launching was lifted 50-70ft by gust and was unable to penetrate using bar and ears. Prepared for inevitable rotor landing and carried out plf falling from 20-25ft.	Injury Pilot: Fr heel

Date 22.03.2009	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: Under training	Location The Terrace, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Merlin Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student collided with ridge while ridge soaring.	Injury Pilot: Fr l1 vertebra

Date 22.03.2009	Pilot Male Age: 25 Rating: P	Location Combe Gibbet, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Stratus 7 GS Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered large asymmetric collapse at low level on windy, turbulent day. Collapse turned into cascade and pilot deployed emergency chute. Chute opened just prior to impact and absorbed some of the impact energy.	Injury Pilot: Bruised pelvis

Date 22.03.2009	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P	Location Batcombe, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Cobra M Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse while on approach to top land in windy and turbulent conditions. Glider entered spiral and pilot impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr l3 and t12 vertebrae

Date 21.03.2009	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: P	Location White Horse, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary While ridge soaring pilot applied speed bar when the upper pulley on riser failed rendering speed bar inoperable.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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