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 rigid hang glider 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 32 entries for rigid hang glider wings
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Date | Pilot | Location | Wing Type | Summary | Injury |
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Date
18.03.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 61 Rating: P Flying Experience: 45 years 2000 hours (15 hours) 1000 flights (10 flights) |
Location
Westbury White Horse,Westbury, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: AIR Atos VR Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
31.08.2020 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 26 Rating: P Flying Experience: 10 years 41 hours (2 hours) 111 flights (10 flights) |
Location
Sutton Meadows Airstrip,Cambridge Aerotow, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Flight Design Exxtacy Launch Type: Aero Tow |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs |
Date
11.07.2020 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 61 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 46 years 501 hours (4 hours) 1080 flights (4 flights) |
Location
Llangollen,Llangollen, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: A.I.R Atos C Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
30.05.2020 |
Pilot
MaleRating: CP |
Location
Malverns Black Hill,Malverns, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: ICARO Stratos Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries |
Date
18.05.2020 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 68 Rating: P Flying Experience: 47 years (4 hours) (6 flights) |
Location
Freathy,Plymouth, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: AIR ATOS VQ Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
15.05.2020 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 64 Rating: P Flying Experience: 14 years 320 hours (12 hours) 1040 flights (8 flights) |
Location
Bo Peep,Alciston, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Air Design Atos v Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
24.08.2019 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 60 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 41 years 2500 hours (59 hours) 1600 flights (29 flights) |
Location
Coll D’Ares,Ager, Spain Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Strong, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: A.I.R ATOS VQ11 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
25.05.2019 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 35 years |
Location
Long Mynd,Church Stretton, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: A.I.R Atos C Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt |
Date
10.03.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 57 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 46 years 4000 hours (25 hours) 4000 flights (25 flights) |
Location
Ringstead,Weymouth, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: AIR VR+ Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
13.08.2017 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 36 years 1200 hours (30 hours) 1300 flights (15 flights) |
Location
Sibson, Nuneaton,Nuneaton, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Air Design ATOS VR Launch Type: Aero Tow |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries |
Last updated: 5 January 2025
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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.