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Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:

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Incident reports for all wing types 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 3350 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 05.01.2026	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 1390 hours (110 hours) 1533 flights (90 flights)	Location Mam Tor NW, Edale, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flow Paragliders Fusion Light Launch Type: Foot	Summary Whist attempting a reverse launch in switching winds and on frozen slippery ground, the pilot was pulled over. A radio carried in a front pocket concentrated the force of the impact in that area of the body, resulting in minor injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Thorax
Date 04.01.2026	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: P Flying Experience: 5 years 330 hours (30 hours) 254 flights (21 flights)	Location Trentishoe, Devon, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Libra RS Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was dragged into a wall when top landing in strong and gusty conditions.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 31.12.2025	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 1 year 5 hours (3 hours) 49 flights (26 flights)	Location Dunstable Downs, Dunstable, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon DLS Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot encountered sinking air immediately after take-off, snagging their side-mounted emergency parachute deployment handle on a bush. This initiated a release of the emergency parachute which deployed and caught on a bush, stopping the flight.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 30.12.2025	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Telegraph Hill, East Lothian, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary On a coastal ridge in strong, gusty conditions, the paraglider experienced an asymmetric collapse shortly after take-off and entered a spin. The pilot then impacted the hillside, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Head Injuries
Date 26.11.2025	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: Unqualified Flying Experience: 1 year	Location Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Dudek Orca 5 Launch Type: Powered Engine: Vittorazi, Moster 185	Summary A student undertaking a training flight on a paramotor trike at a non BHPA flying school became entangled in the upper branches of trees on the airfield periphery, and was attended to by the emergency services.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 25.11.2025	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years	Location Trentishoe, North Devon, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot launched in strong, gusty wind intending to use speedbar accelerator system to push forward as soon as they were in the pod. They reported that their "Tec Team QUICKY" accelerator separation system snagged during their cobra launch, activating the release and requiring the pilot to let go of the controls mid-flight to reconnect it whilst being blown over the back of the hill. They eventually landed without injury.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.11.2025	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P Flying Experience: 5 years 400 hours (60 hours) 550 flights (46 flights)	Location Porthmadog, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Other Wing: Flare Prop Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot entered a spiral dive followed by a SAT during which the wing catastrophically tore into two pieces along the chord. With the glider largely uncontrollable and lines briefly contacting the propeller, the pilot deployed their emergency parachute and landed without further incident.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.11.2025	Pilot Female Age: 50 Rating: P Flying Experience: 35 years 2500 hours (80 hours)	Location Lords Seat, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was attempting to 'scratch' back to takeoff and paraglider experienced a collapse in rotor in the lee of ground features on the site. The pilot hit a rock and rolled down the slope.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 09.11.2025	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: P Flying Experience: 36 years 5500 hours (150 hours) (300 flights)	Location Lowca, Whitehaven, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Other Wing: Flare Moustache 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot attempted a downwind tip drag shortly after take off. They were momentarily distracted by a knot in the wingtip line, misjudged their separation from the ground and struck a gulley, coming to a sharp stop.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Lumbar Spine
Date 02.11.2025	Pilot Male Age: 73 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 140 hours (20 hours) 280 flights (30 flights)	Location Algodonales, Algodonales, Cádiz, Spain Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot flew downwind passing potential landing areas and aiming to clear a low hill, expecting good landing options on the leeside. They lacked sufficient height to confirm a suitable landing area. Having committed to the downwind glide over the hill, they encountered extensive trees and no lift. The pilot was forced to make a tree landing.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 22 January 2026

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