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:
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).
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 |
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Date
18.04.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 53 Rating: P Flying Experience: 10 years 814 hours (26 hours) 867 flights (46 flights) |
Location
Llantysilio,North Wales, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Mac Para Elan Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine |
Date
17.04.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 56 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years 300 hours (20 hours) (15 flights) |
Location
Talybont,Brecon Beacons, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence, Leeside |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Rush 5 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries |
Date
16.04.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 35 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years 2 hours (2 hours) 9 flights (9 flights) |
Location
Bo Peep,Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Epsilon 9 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder |
Date
14.04.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 60 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 10 years |
Location
Long Cliff,Castleton, Derbyshire, UK Conditions: Strong, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Mojo 4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
14.04.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 68 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 38 years 1500 hours (9 hours) 1500 flights (12 flights) |
Location
Parlick West,Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Swift 5 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
11.04.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 52 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 10 years 222 hours (5 hours) 285 flights (36 flights) |
Location
Leckhampton Hill,Leckhampton, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Strong Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Xi Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
11.04.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 34 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years 65 hours (65 hours) 60 flights (60 flights) |
Location
Firle,East Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Advance Pi3 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
11.04.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 51 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 8 years 57 hours (40 hours) 300 flights (150 flights) |
Location
Firle,Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Swift 5 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
04.04.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 57 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 60 hours (5 hours) 72 flights (7 flights) |
Location
Ringsted,Weymouth, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Buzz 4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt |
Date
04.04.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 55 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years |
Location
Dunstable Downs,Dunstable, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Strong Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Alpina 4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Last updated: 5 January 2025
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A number of incident analysis reports are also available in the safety section of our website. These are compiled from the individual incident reports submitted during the course of each year.