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 2441 entries for paraglider wings
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Date | Pilot | Location | Wing Type | Summary | Injury |
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Date
27.04.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 59 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years 500 hours (11 hours) 400 flights (11 flights) |
Location
St Cyrus,Aberdeenshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Rush 6 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
27.04.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 61 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 2 years 50 hours (23 hours) 75 flights |
Location
Tappeti,Montegrappa, Italy Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: BGD Epic 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs |
Date
26.04.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 34 years 350 hours (25 hours) 500 flights (34 flights) |
Location
Hill Farm, Dereham,Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent, Rain, Snow |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
26.04.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 52 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 21 years 160 hours (23 hours) 142 flights (17 flights) |
Location
Lewaigue,Ramsey, Isle Of Man Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Air Design Vivo Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
Date
24.04.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 71 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 1600 hours (10 hours) 3000 flights (15 flights) |
Location
Jeffrey Hill,Longridge, Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Swift 6 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
23.04.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 58 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 500 hours (30 hours) 1000 flights (30 flights) |
Location
None,None, UK |
Wing Type Wing: Skywalk Chili 5 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
23.04.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 63 Rating: P Flying Experience: 4 years 138 hours (20 hours) 286 flights (22 flights) |
Location
Lords Seat,Peak District, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Niviuk Hook 5 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
20.04.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 67 Flying Experience: 40 years 3000 hours (6 hours) 2000 flights (5 flights) |
Location
King Tor,NE Dartmoor, Devon, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
Date
14.04.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 29 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 1 year 2 hours 20 flights (2 flights) |
Location
Devils Dyke,Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Phi Symphonia 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
08.04.2024 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 61 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 1 year 9 hours (6 hours) 64 flights (32 flights) |
Location
The Warren,Folkstone, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Gin Sprint 3 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Last updated: 13 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.