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 2455 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 25.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 47 Flying Experience: 5 years 2 flights (2 flights)	Location Darley Moor, Ashbourne, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Spark Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Student launched the wing successfully then applied control on both sides changing the angle of attack of the wing. He drifted left and then raised his left hand and applied more control on the right causing the wing to spin from approximately 20ft.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 22.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 31 years 1200 hours (8 hours) 1000 flights (8 flights)	Location Farmara cliffs, Lanzarote, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Explorer Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged lift and made emergency landing on rocky beach. Glider and harness were dragged into surf and pilot was benighted but was able to escape from the beach the following morning.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years 1000 hours (30 hours) 3000 flights (40 flights)	Location Jerbourg cliffs, Guernsey, Guernsey Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Cayenne 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was soaring coastal cliff when drop in wind forced him to bottom land. With limited options pilot landed on rocks.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 18.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 34 Rating: P Flying Experience: 7 years 40 hours (20 hours) 100 flights (40 flights)	Location Devil's Dyke, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot attempted 360 degree turn close to the hill misjudging height and distance and ended up landing heavily downwind on the gentle slope close to the top of the hill.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt
Date 08.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 36 years 1000 hours (250 hours) 800 flights (200 flights)	Location Bradwell, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flow XC Racer Launch Type: Foot	Summary Wind was off the hill and pilot experienced turbulence at the end of the ridge. Suffered asymmetric collapse and landed heavily but was able to PLF.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 04.01.2020	Pilot Male Age: 20 Rating: P Flying Experience: 7 years 35 hours (4 hours) 136 flights (32 flights)	Location Butser West, South Downs, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: UP Makalu 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made safe landing just out of landing field but dropped glider down on to tall bushes.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 29.12.2019	Pilot Male Age: 65 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 20 hours (10 hours) 40 flights (20 flights)	Location Newhaven Cliffs, Newhaven, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot attempted a 360 degree turn but misjudged height and distance from the slope. Pilot landed in field of brambles.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 27.12.2019	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: Unqualified Flying Experience: 6 years 3 flights	Location Beddingham, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Element 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student stopped running prior to launch resulting in glider overflying student and pulling him over.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 16.12.2019	Pilot Male Age: 35 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 2 hours (2 hours) 9 flights (6 flights)	Location Nantymoel, SE Wales, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent, Flight In Clouds, Fog	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Icaro 2000 Pica Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot attempted to top-land due to the formation orographic cloud. Pilot misjudged approach and collided with the hill.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Pelvis
Date 11.12.2019	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 100 hours (25 hours) 200 flights (20 flights)	Location Bluestone, Belchford, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Susi 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was pulled over while ground handling in windy conditions. On launching, pilot failed to notice that deployment handle had become dislodged. Pilot landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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