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 pg 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 132 entries for powered pg wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 30.05.2018	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P Flying Experience: 17 years 112 hours 179 flights	Location Private Field, Greyabbey, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Ozone Roadster 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off successfully but was caught out by rotor from trees in stiffening breeze.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 18.05.2018	Pilot Male Age: 57	Location UK	Wing Type Powered PG	Summary Pre flight inspection of Icaro helmet revealed that one of the two retaining loops of plastic coated cord had snapped and detached at the front end at it's retaining point where it is fixed with a rivet. On inspection of spare helmet, it was found that in the same place, the outer plastic coating had snapped, but was still being retained by the inner cord core.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 18.05.2018	Pilot Male	Location Derbyshire, UK	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Unknown Launch Type: Powered Engine: Zanzoterra	Summary Pilot was reported to have been attempting to start his paramotor engine on the ground (not on his back) when the incident occurred. He sustained fatal head injuries when the prop came into contact with his head. Post incident inspection of the motor revealed the throttle handle was locked at half throttle position. The unit was fitted with an electric start system and showed signs of previous damage to one the cage upright supports.	Injury Pilot: Fatal
Date 07.05.2018	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 hours (5 hours) 19 flights (7 flights)	Location Darley moor, Ashbourne, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Ozone Mojo pwr Launch Type: Powered Engine: Miniplane	Summary Upon take-off, reserve parachute situated underneath harness seat deployed acting as ground anchor and air brake. Pilot was pulled backwards by initial braking and glider stalled. Pilot walked away with slight bruising. Although reserve appeared in tact before take-off, pilot did not check pins.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 07.05.2018	Pilot Male Age: 53	Location Northborough, Cambridgeshire, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Paramania GTX Launch Type: Powered Engine: Techno-Fly Octagon, Nitro	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with another paramotor pilot.	Injury Pilot: Fatal
Date 05.05.2018	Pilot Male Age: 35 Flying Experience: 16 years	Location UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Ozone Freeride Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was flying low approx 8.30pm towards setting sun and taking care looking for obstacles. Did not see low level power line and collided with the cables.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 04.05.2018	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: Unqualified Flying Experience: 7 years 1 flight	Location Aldbrough, Kingston upon Hull, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Dudek Synthesis 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot stalled glider after engine cut out on practise approach.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 15.03.2018	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: None aircraft mechanic	Location Belfast, UK	Wing Type Powered PG	Summary Experienced Aircraft Mechanic completely unfamiliar with paramotoring decided to work at home on a friends paramotor. The engine was run without a safety cage but sitting on a small wood board. The engine suddenly reved up, started to lift and tilt releasing from the board. The mechanic was struck hard on the face diagonally with 2 strikes from the carbon prop that did eventually break.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Head Injuries
Date 14.01.2018	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 9 years 15 hours (10 hours) 20 flights (15 flights)	Location Hope Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Ozone Spyder Launch Type: Foot	Summary On making his approach to land the pilot entered rotor turbulence caused by nearby cliffs. Wind had changed direction in the hour since the pilot took off.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 03.12.2017	Pilot Male Flying Experience: 21 years	Location Pilling, Lancs, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Apco NRG Pro Launch Type: Powered Engine: Apco, Air Comfort	Summary Pilot lost control of glider while flying at low altitude and crashed into ploughed field.	Injury Pilot: Fatal, Internal Injuries

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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