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 speedflyer/miniwing 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 36 entries for speedflyer/miniwing wings
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Date | Pilot | Location | Wing Type | Summary | Injury |
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Date
20.07.2023 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 57 Rating: P Flying Experience: 33 years 2500 hours (61 hours) 3501 flights (120 flights) |
Location
Bradwell Edge,Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Niviuk Roller 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
05.03.2023 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 48 Rating: Speed wing Flying Experience: 4 years 200 flights (100 flights) |
Location
Coignafearn,Highlands, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Swing Mirage 2 rs Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs |
Date
09.12.2022 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 46 Rating: P |
Location
Tor y Foel,Powys, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Rapidos Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
Date
19.11.2022 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 34 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years 48 hours (25 hours) |
Location
Lords seat,Peak district, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Fazor 4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
Date
20.09.2022 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 40 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 330 hours (30 hours) 700 flights (60 flights) |
Location
Kronplatz,Italy, Italy Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence, Foehn |
Wing Type Wing: Swing Mirage RS 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine |
Date
13.11.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 27 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years (80 hours) |
Location
Hay Bluff,Wales, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Niviuk Zion Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries |
Date
31.05.2021 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 30 Rating: CP |
Location
Mam Tor,Castleton/ Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Zero 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
Date
28.11.2020 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 50 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 28 years 500 hours (38 hours) (140 flights) |
Location
Pentland Hills,Edinburgh, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Phi Viola Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
26.11.2020 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 36 Rating: P Flying Experience: 11 years 600 hours |
Location
Hay Bluff,South Wales, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Swing Mirage RS Plus Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs |
Date
19.07.2020 |
Pilot
FemaleAge: 47 Rating: P Flying Experience: 13 years 150 hours (2 hours) 170 flights (8 flights) |
Location
Pleney,Morzine, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Swing Mirage (Mk.1) Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs |
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.