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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.

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There are 2453 entries for paraglider wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
Incident Reports

Date
08.04.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
32

Flying Experience:
7 years

7 flights
(7 flights)

Location
Mount Caburn,
Lewes,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Wave

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Student attempted to launch but glider came up to one side. Student told to abort launch but continued and dived over a fence landing on shoulder.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured

Date
08.04.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
58

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
27 years


Location
Fairsnape/Parlick,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:,
Strong Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Triple 7
Queen

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot entered thermal in strong, punchy conditions. Glider began to spin then entered parachutal stall to the ground 30m below.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Lumbar Spine

Date
08.04.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
46

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
26 years

500 hours
(3 hours)

500 flights
(2 flights)

Location
Milk Hill White Horse,
Devizes,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Delta

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot made 360 degree turn in front of hill in weak lift. Glider began to spin then stalled and pilot landed heavily.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
08.04.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
65

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
11 years

110 hours
(15 hours)

74 flights
(20 flights)

Location
Ballard down,
Swanage,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent,
Front Influence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 6

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot suffered cravat while coastal soaring and lost height in recovering. Pilot landed in the sea but was able to swim to a cave and recover kit. Pilot rescued by RNLI.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
07.04.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
40

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
10 years

17 hours
(3 hours)

40 flights
(8 flights)

Location
Mount subasio,
Perugia,
Italy

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Niviuk
Hook

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot had almost taken off but sat back in harness before the glider was fully flying. Pilot collided with slope fracturing his leg.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Feet, Legs

Date
06.04.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
46

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
7 years


(30 flights)

Location
Beddingham,
Lewes,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Mojo2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot sat in harness too soon while launching. Pilot attempted to run but swung forward into the ground.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Feet, Legs

Date
02.04.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
57

Flying Experience:
8 years

1 hour
(1 hour)

17 flights
(17 flights)

Location
Ditchling Beacon,
Brighton,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Pro Design
Accura

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Student practising low hop landed with outstretched legs despite being warned about this on previous flight.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Feet, Legs

Date
02.04.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
55

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
23 years

420 hours
(15 hours)

Location
Devil's Dyke,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Skywalk
Chili 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Soaring close to slope in light conditions. Pilot failed to have feet out of harness, slope landed too fast and caught right hand against grassy slope, breaking bone in wrist.

Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date
02.04.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
62

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
37 years

3500 hours
(47 hours)

(52 flights)

Location
Bradwell Edge,
High Peak,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Iota

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot narrowly missed mid-air collision while ridge soaring. Hang glider coming from opposite direction suddenly began turning in a thermal without first clearing the space.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
01.04.2017

Pilot
Male

Age:
27

Rating:
Supervised IPPI-3

Flying Experience:
8 years

7 hours
(1 hour)

20 flights
(1 flight)

Location
Sopot chair lift launch,
Sopot,
Bulgaria

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Epsilon 7

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot made error while attempting 'Big ears'. Pilot induced frontal collapse which recovered with a cravat which wound into a spiral dive. Pilot was able to deploy his parachute but could not pull in his glider. Pilot landed in small trees uninjured.

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Last updated: 12 December 2024

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