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 2493 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 26.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: CP	Location Sarn, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Up Makalu Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Inexperienced pilot overcontrolled his canopy when attempting to turn in thermal lift. The canopy suffered a collapse and pendulumed into the ground.	Injury Pilot: Fractured ankle, broken lower leg, broken vertabra, cracked ribs
Date 24.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Atlas Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Brake lines discovered to be worn where they pass through pulley.	Injury Unknown
Date 24.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Atlas Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot almost dragged whilst attempting to launch.	Injury Unknown
Date 24.08.2002	Pilot Male Rating: AP	Location The Blorenge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Oasis Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Whilst thermal soaring tha canopy entered a spin which the pilot didnt immediately recognise. The pilot countered the turn by braking the opposite wing causing the canopy to stall. With insufficient height for recovery the pilot threw his parachute.	Injury Unknown
Date 20.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP	Location Sourton, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Octane Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fr tibia, fr fibula, (fracture below the knee and spiral fracture above the ankle).
Date 18.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: CP	Location Nont Sarah, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Windtech Sepk Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Model aircraft collided with the paragliders lines causing a permanent asymmetric collapse. The pilot was able to land safely.	Injury Unknown
Date 18.08.2002	Pilot Unknown	Location Mod North Luffenham, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During vehicle tow launch the Land Rover struck a concealed concrete block causing tensio reader to be propelled forward striking his cheek.	Injury Pilot: Lh face bruised cheek bone
Date 18.08.2002	Pilot Male Age: 66	Location North Luffenham, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Harley 988 Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow	Summary Students feet slipped forward on landing resulting in him landing on his backside.	Injury Pilot: Pulled back muscles
Date 15.08.2002	Pilot Unknown	Location Muggery Bottom, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary Student dislocated shoulder whilst pracising PLF.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder
Date 14.08.2002	Pilot Unknown	Location Muggery, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student jumped into the seat whilst launching, slipped and fell over.	Injury Pilot: Suspected twisted ankle

Last updated: 16 May 2025

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