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 2497 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 01.02.2025	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P	Location None, None, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Genie Lite 3 (harness)	Summary The pilot performed a simulated emergency parachute deployment from their Gin Genie Lite 3 pod harness. The pilot reported struggling to grasp the deployment handle (fitted to the right hand side of the harness) whilst wearing winter gloves.	Injury Unknown
Date 30.01.2025	Pilot Female Age: 40 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 5 years 220 hours (25 hours) 600 flights (50 flights)	Location Devil's Dyke, East Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Phi Maestro 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot applied the accelerator system of their Advance Weightless harness and were on "half bar" when the speedbar snapped under their foot. They were able to land without further incident.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 23.01.2025	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: P Flying Experience: 17 years 850 hours (75 hours) 500 flights (25 flights)	Location XC, Colombia Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot landed fast downwind in a wind that was switching regularly due to thermic activity.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 21.01.2025	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: P Flying Experience: 11 years 1000 hours (56 hours) 500 flights (19 flights)	Location XC, Roldanillo, Colombia Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Zeno 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Two paragliders came into contact whilst thermalling during a competition task. No reported injury or EP deployment.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 19.01.2025	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 38 years 3300 hours (175 hours)	Location Los Tanques, Roldanillo, Colombia Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Enzo 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary During an end of competition task flight, the pilot chose to fly past a suitable landing area and pushed on towards gliders climbing ahead, despite the lack of suitable further landing options. They chose to land in a tree as the only option.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 16.01.2025	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 435 hours (25 hours) 748 flights (50 flights)	Location Rhossili, South Wales, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: SupAir Pilot Helmet Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot attempted to adjust clothing around their neck whilst in flight and inadvertently activated the release mechanism of their SupAir Pilot helmet, which fell off.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 04.01.2025	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P Flying Experience: 7 years 400 hours (120 hours) 500 flights (70 flights)	Location Nont Sarahs, Huddersfield HD7 6NR, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Alpina 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary A model aircraft and a paraglider collided whilst airborne, the model becoming entangled in the paraglider's rear lines. The paraglider landed without further incident.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.01.2025	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 700 hours (30 hours) (20 flights)	Location Harting Down, South Harting, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Takoo 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt
Date 02.01.2025	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 400 hours	Location Waystones Edge, Calderdale, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Xi	Summary After performing multiple touch and go flights and ground handling, the pilot reported that the inflation tube of their recently fitted airbag impact pad was missing from their Woody Valley GTO Light harness. The pilot expressed concern that the tube came away and that the impact pad was able to fully delate without the pilot noticing.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 29.12.2024	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 2 years 30 hours (15 hours) 55 flights (38 flights)	Location Dunstable Downs, Dunstable, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z 7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was soaring in increasing wind strength and was blown back. They attempted to activate the accelerator system however the Brummel hook was detached on one side rendering the speed bar inoperative. They opted to turn downwind and descended rapidly to land in some brambles in a small public park.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 21 June 2025

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