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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.

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Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:

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.

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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
09.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
65

Rating:
CP

Location
Forclaz,
France

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Mamboo Large

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at 15m on final approach due to turbulence.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr vertabrae and ribs

Date
07.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Rating:
Novice

Location
Steyning Bowl,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Trekking
Sunbeam

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
Student did not flare on landing and glider over-flew, pulling student over.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr tibia

Date
05.06.2005

Pilot
Male

Location
Formaw Hill

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco


Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Unknown pilot took off having clipped in back to front. Pilot landed safely and rectified fault.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
31.05.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
18

Rating:
Novice

Location
Compton Bowl,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Reggae

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Student flew into hill while attempting a top to bottom flight with turns.

Injury
Pilot:
Bruised foot

Date
31.05.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
54

Rating:
CP

Location
Ringstead,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Wave

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot misjudged site and airflow resulting in a water landing. No dry option. V lucky!

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
30.05.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
34

Rating:
Novice

Location
Wetton,
UK

Wing Type
Paraglider

Summary
Student fractured collar bone while practicing PLFs prior to flight training.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr clavicle

Date
17.05.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
40

Rating:
Novice

Location
Truleigh Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Mojo

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Student suffered asymmetric collapse at 10m and hit hillside.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr heel

Date
15.05.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
41

Rating:
Novice

Location
Curium,
Cyprus

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 2

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Student allowed glider to overfly on launch pulling pilot over.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor abrasions to face, arm and calf

Date
09.05.2005

Pilot
Male

Rating:
CP

Location
Combe Gibbet,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Edel
Promise

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot initiated symmetric collapse by pulling b rather than a lines for big ears. Glider then entered spin with cravatte.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
23.04.2005

Pilot
Male

Age:
35

Rating:
P

Location
St Cyrus,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Windtech
Quarx

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot stalled glider by flying too slowly and in wrong area.

Injury
Pilot:
Bruised back

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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