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).

All Wing Types Paraglider Flexwing Hang Glider Rigid Hang Glider Speedrider Speedflyer/Miniwing Powered PG Powered HG Other

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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 2542 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 20.12.2006	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P	Location Bradwell Edge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level as a result of turbulence caused by wave.	Injury Pilot: Bruising
Date 17.12.2006	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: Novice	Location Gribbler, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student turned low and did not flare sufficiently resulting in a heavy landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr fibula
Date 10.12.2006	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: CP	Location Perranporth, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Sport Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered symmetric front collapse while on full bar to penetrate in breezy conditions.	Injury Pilot: Fr pubis, fr rib
Date 19.11.2006	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: P	Location Eyam, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon 4 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot got caught out by strengthening wind and was not able to make landing area due to power lines and no planned options. Pilot landed heavily due to turbulence from nearby trees.	Injury Pilot: Whiplash
Date 12.11.2006	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP	Location Mid D Aigle, France Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Fiesta 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary 2 seconds after launch glider appeared to deep stall for no obvious reason. No obvious thermal or turbulent activity.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 07.11.2006	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: Novice	Location Bedlinog, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student twisted ankle on landing after low hop.	Injury Pilot: Spr ankle
Date 04.11.2006	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: AP	Location Frocester, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Tycoon Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot caught harness in tree tops while scratching in light conditions. Glider overflew then collapsed and pulled pilot into hillside.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebra, fr pelvis, internal injuries
Date 19.10.2006	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: AP	Location Roque Brune, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Mustang Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Having completed a series of acro manoeuvres, pilot did not leave enough height to make landing area resulting in water landing.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.10.2006	Pilot Male Age: 24 Rating: Novice	Location Col De Bleyne, France Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flying Planet Syrius Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot launched but wing came up unevenly causing pilot to go off to one side landing heavily .	Injury Pilot: Bruised thigh
Date 13.10.2006	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P	Location St Andre, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot stumbled back having landed and put excessive weight on outstretched hand/wrist.	Injury Pilot: Fr wrist

Last updated: 28 October 2025

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