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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.

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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 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
Incident Reports

Date
16.06.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
55

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
12 years

80 hours
(20 hours)

200 flights
(60 flights)

Location
Butser hill west,
Petersfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Trekking
Senso

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot was blown back over launch in breezy conditions and suffered a frontal collapse when trying to push forwards. Glider entered spiral and pilot landed heavily.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Lumbar Spine

Date
14.06.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
52

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
16 years

100 hours
(10 hours)

(20 flights)

Location
Milk Hill White Horse,
West of Marlborough,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin Gliders
Carrera

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot was ground handling when airborne pilot flew into his wing. Pilot landed heavily.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries,

Feet, Legs

Date
14.06.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
32

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
16 years

80 hours

360 flights

Location
Mere, Rifle Range,
Mere,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Sky Paragliders
Fides 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot lost control of glider while inflating glider in breezy conditions. Pilot was pulled back towards fence but was able to step over. Parachute deployment handle got caught on the fence, pulling it from it's container.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
13.06.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
50

Flying Experience:
7 years

12 flights
(12 flights)

Location
Bedlinog,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Student failed to flare properly and landed in a seated position.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor Injuries

Date
06.06.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
62

Rating:
Pilot (Hill)

Flying Experience:
17 years

170 hours
(11 hours)

425 flights
(19 flights)

Location
Sopot,
Sopot,
Bulgaria

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
EPSILON 8

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot lost control of glider on launch and impacted heavily.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured

Date
04.06.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
52

Rating:
P

Location
Bradwell edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Gin Gliders
Sprint evo

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot spun glider while attempting to bottom land in strong windy and thermic conditions. Pilot saved serious injury as he landed in a tree.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
02.06.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
46

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
12 years

350 hours
(40 hours)

(60 flights)

Location
Dunstable Downs,
Dunstable,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:,
Moderate Turbulence,
Leeside

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Rush 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot was caught in leeside turbulence having misjudged the wind direction. Pilot crashed heavily.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Lumbar Spine

Date
31.05.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
47

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
25 years

10 hours
(10 hours)

50 flights
(10 flights)

Location
Mount Caburn,
Lewes,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Alpha 5

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot had mid-air collision with another paraglider shortly after launch.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
28.05.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
40

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
8 years

2 hours
(2 hours)

30 flights
(25 flights)

Location
Mauld,
Inverness,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Sol Sports
Atmus

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
On launching from heather pilot had collapse causing the glider to turn back into the hill.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Feet, Legs

Date
26.05.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
47

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
30 years


Location
Savoie,
Near Grenoble,
France

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Enzo 3

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot lost control of glider while on competition task.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Internal Injuries

Last updated: 13 November 2024

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