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 18.03.2008	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location Combe Gibbet, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Plus Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot mushed glider into land but glider stalled then spun from about 2m. Pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr arm
Date 13.03.2008	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: CP	Location Rhossili, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Merlin Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric at low level.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebrae, fr rib.
Date 29.02.2008	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: Novice	Location Agregour, Morocco Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student misjudged approach and crashed into disused building at end of landing area.	Injury Pilot: Fr legs, fr pelvis
Date 17.02.2008	Pilot Female Age: 26 Rating: P	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Paragliders Ares Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Glider stalled on tow at about 60ft. Pilot landed flat on back.	Injury Pilot: Bruising, muscle damage
Date 15.02.2008	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Panchgani, India Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot blown back into rotor and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr fibula
Date 10.02.2008	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P	Location Tap o Noth, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 6 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot slope landed due to poor conditions but was then dragged into rock.	Injury Pilot: Bruised ribs
Date 28.01.2008	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: CP	Location Milk Hill, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Merlin Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot landed slightly crosswind on top-landing and had to run off speed. Caught foot in hole and fractured ankle.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle
Date 27.01.2008	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: CP	Location Rhossili, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-Turn G-force Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot attempted a SAT but had a deflation on the opposite side that cravatted causing the wing to rotate in the opposite direction. Pilot did not have height to recover so deployed emergency chute.	Injury Pilot: Bruising
Date 27.01.2008	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: Novice	Location Mt Caburn, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima M Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student overtook glider on launch and dived forward. Wing then dived forward and student hit ground heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle
Date 12.01.2008	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: CP	Location S W Ridge, Woldingham, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: FreeX Tiger Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level and spiralled into hill. Conditions were windy and turbulent.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebrae, fr ribs, ruptured spleen.

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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