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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.

Looking down the line from a parascending canopy (Courtesy Pete Brunt)

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 available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.

There are 2441 entries for paraglider wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
Incident Reports

Date
02.06.2020

Pilot
Male

Age:
67

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
37 years
1400 hours
(5 hours)

Location
Pendle Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Very Strong,
Strong Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Sigma 10

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
The pilot experienced a large asymmetric collapse in thermic conditions and lost control of his wing, leading to an impact with the ground.

Injury
Minor Injuries,
Cervical Spine


Date
02.06.2020

Pilot
Male

Age:
42

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
6 years
30 hours
(6 hours)

Location
Bratton Camp,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Triple Seven
Knight

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
The pilot misjudged his landing approach. In an attempt to avoid overshooting he reduced his airspeed and undertook low S turns, leading to a heavy landing.

Injury
Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder


Date
02.06.2020

Pilot
Male

Age:
46

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
9 years
250 hours
(10 hours)

Location
Leckhampton,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Strong Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush 5

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
The pilot was seen to attempt a top landing in gusty thermic conditions. The wing was seen to suffer asymmetric collapses at low level that led to the pilot impacting the hill.

Injury
Seriously Injured


Date
01.06.2020

Pilot
Male

Location
Blaenavon,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Unknown
Unknown

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
A launch assistant inadvertently deployed the emergency parachute during a tandem launch. The launch was aborted with the aid of a bystander who helped to secure the wing and emergency parachute.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Passenger:
UnhurtUnknown


Date
28.05.2020

Pilot
Male

Age:
56

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
8 years
150 hours
(14 hours)

Location
Ground handling Field,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Unknown
Unknown

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
The pilot was ground handling his paraglider when some lines became snagged and damaged, having been caught around the ski goggle clip on the rear of his Sup Air "Pilot" helmet. Upon inspection he found that the screw casing for the clip (set into the moulded helmet shell) was protruding beyond the shell of the helmet. This caused the snag and damage to the lines.

Injury
Unhurt


Date
27.05.2020

Pilot
Male

Age:
61

Rating:
P

Location
High and Over,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Unknown
Unknown

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
The wind direction changed during top landing approach. The pilot impacted hard and collided with a fence.

Injury
Minor Injuries


Date
27.05.2020

Pilot
Male

Age:
61

Rating:
CP

Location
Mam Tor,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence,
Leeside

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Niviuk
Arktik

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
No details available

Injury
Unhurt


Date
27.05.2020

Pilot
Male

Age:
47

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
18 years
1000 hours
(3 hours)

Location
Leckhampton,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Mentor 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot attempting slope landing in light conditions landed at high ground speed and sustained injury.

Injury
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs


Date
26.05.2020

Pilot
Male

Age:
48

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
7 years
37 hours
(4 hours)

Location
Tailbridge,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Ion 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
The pilot chose to top land as the wind speed was increasing. The landing was successful but the pilot sprained his ankle on grass tussocks as he collapsed the wing.

Injury
Minor Injuries,
Feet, Legs


Date
25.05.2020

Pilot
Male

Age:
25

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
5 years
44 hours
(22 hours)

Location
Bradwell Edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:
Calm

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova
Mentor 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot noticed during pre-flight check that the carabiner attaching the riser to the harness was incorrectly fastened though the pod fairing and not to the correct harness fastening point on the webbing structure.

Injury
Unhurt

Last updated: 5 November 2024

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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.

 

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