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 powered hg 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).

All Wing Types Paraglider Flexwing Hang Glider Rigid Hang Glider Speedrider Speedflyer/Miniwing Powered PG Powered HG Other

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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 32 entries for powered hg wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 05.09.2010	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: CP	Location Avranches, France Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Powered HG Wing: Avian Rio Launch Type: Powered Engine: Flylight, Doodlebug	Summary Pilot took off in light winds climbing to 80ft. In attempting to open airframe throttle pilot opened choke in error. In attempting to correct pilot inadvertently allowed glider to stall. Glider crashed in power on spiral.	Injury Pilot: Fractured femurs, ribs and facial injuries. collapsed lung.
Date 22.08.2004	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: CP	Location Hill Farm Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Powered HG Wing: Avian Rio Launch Type: Powered Engine: radne, racket 120	Summary Pilot tore leg muscle on attempting to launch. Later taken to hospital after passing out. Found that leg straps had been too tight and restricted circulation and ability to expand and contract.	Injury Pilot: Torn leg muscle
Date 31.07.2004	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP	Location A53, UK	Wing Type Powered HG Wing: Solar Wings Rumour Launch Type: Powered Engine: mosquito	Summary Pilot encountered turbulence on approach and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Bruising
Date 30.04.2004	Pilot Male Age: 35	Location UK	Wing Type Powered HG Launch Type: Powered Engine: mosquito	Summary Pilot discovered torn zip line attachment which could have resulted in the line reaching the prop with serious consequences.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 01.03.2004	Pilot Male Age: 35 Rating: CP	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Powered HG Wing: Airwave K5 Launch Type: Powered Engine: mosquito	Summary Pilot took off with high angle of attack and stalled one wing at 15ft.	Injury Pilot: Fr arm
Date 03.08.2003	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: AP	Location Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Powered HG Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Powered Engine: Racket	Summary Emergency parachute deployed accidentaly causing pilot and wing to crash land under chute. Possible bad combination of chute and harness in terms of fit. .	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 16.06.2003	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: CP	Location Pincots Lane, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Powered HG Wing: Avian Java Launch Type: Powered Engine: Doodle Bug	Summary Pilot turned off engine too soon and was unable to make landing field hitting power lines.	Injury Pilot: 15% electrical burns, hip, abdomen and legs.
Date 08.06.2003	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P	Location Magilligan, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Powered HG Wing: Airwave Magic 4 Launch Type: Powered Engine: mosquito	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Minor rib injury (no medical aid required)
Date 15.05.2003	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: P	Location Cold Norton, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Powered HG Wing: Airwave Classic Launch Type: Powered Engine: Wasp	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Broken leg cut on head, burns on back.
Date 04.05.2003	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: CP	Location Foulden (Set-Aside), UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Powered HG Wing: Airwave Doodle-Bug/Magic Iii 166 Launch Type: Powered Engine: radne racket	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 12 June 2025

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