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 23.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years 482 hours (27 hours) 1793 flights (68 flights)	Location Thurnham, Maidstone, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Aspen 2 Freestyle Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot made a slope landing touch down but was then hoisted back into the air in thermic conditions. the wing suffered a large asymmetric collapse and the pilot impacted the ground.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 22.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 10 hours (10 hours)	Location Woolacombe, North Devon, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Ion 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was on a soaring beat that had a downwind element as the wind direction had changed. The pilot lost height and was unable to run off the speed as he hit the ground.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 20.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 6 hours (2 hours) 20 flights (7 flights)	Location Devils Dyke, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence, Front Influence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: UP Makalu 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot clipped the wing of another thermalling paraglider pilot, causing entanglement with the other's rear lines. They separated and landed.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 19.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 23 hours (6 hours) 51 flights (9 flights)	Location Mam Tor NW, High Peak, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sol Atmus 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot attempted a low turn into wind on landing approach and stalled the paraglider, resulting in a hard landing.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 19.07.2020	Pilot Female Age: 47 Rating: P Flying Experience: 12 years 478 hours (8 hours) 443 flights (10 flights)	Location Carlton Bank, Stokesley, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The paraglider pilot was preparing to launch when a gust came through. The pilot lost control of the paraglider which collided with a hang glider that was preparing to launch, causing damage to the hang glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 12.07.2020	Pilot Female Age: 26 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 200 hours (19 hours) 260 flights (26 flights)	Location Forclaz, Annecy, France, France Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Very Strong, Strong Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Rise 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was flying close to the terrain when she flew into a lee side thermal, which caused an asymmetric collapse. There followed a cascade of departures from normal flight, leading to the pilot landing in a tree.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 11.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 40 hours (5 hours) 50 flights (5 flights)	Location Ringstead Bay, Ringstead, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Unknown Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot misjudged height in a glide from cliffs to ridge and impacted a tree.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 11.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 450 hours (10 hours) 100 flights (20 flights)	Location Harting Down, South Harting, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot attempted to clear a knot, inadvertently inducing a spin. The glider descended vertically and the pilot impacted the ground with force.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 08.07.2020	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years (2 flights)	Location Mappleton, Yorkshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Mac Para Eden 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot induced a roll which he wasn't able to correct before impacting the hill.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 27.06.2020	Pilot Female Age: 53 Rating: P Flying Experience: 1000 hours (20 hours) (70 flights)	Location Filey, Yorkshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The paraglider's wingtip contacted a flagpole when the pilot was on landing approach, causing damage to the flagpole.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 21 May 2025

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