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Once passed for publication, all new incident reports submitted via the FIDA pan Europe incident reporting system will be made available on this page.

In the meantime all the 2025/6 reports submitted via the Euro system, and passed for publication before it was shut down, can be found below. Reports submitted via the earlier BHPA online reporting system can also be found below.

This page will slowly include the remaining incident report submitted via the old Euro system.

Unfortunately, whilst all of these reports were successfully imported into the FIDA database by our German colleagues, they failed to include the status of the "publish" field which determines if a report can appear on our website.

As a result around 1,400 old Euro reports have to be reviewed and cross checked before they can be included here. This is a painfully slow process, and is likely to take some time to complete.

All incident reports submitted via the old Euro system, and approved for publication, are however available on our Incident Reports Archive page

Summaries of published incident reports are available for the following wing types:

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

You can also search the BHPA incident reports database by incident date, pilot, location, wing type, etc. For example, if you want to search for paraglider incidents at Hay Bluff, select paraglider from the drop down list, and enter Hay Bluff in the search box with the "or" option selected.

To search by incident date, please enter the day, month and year numerically as dd-mm-yyyy (eg. 03-12-2019).

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If known, total flights flown and flights flown in the past six months are displayed below, the latter being displayed in brackets.

There are 1859 published incident report summaries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 19.10.2026 (F20006)	Pilot male Age: 66 Rating: P Flying Experience: 47 years 3000 flights (21 flights)	Location Kettle Sings, Malvern Hills, Kettle Sings, Worcestershire, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: moderate (3m/s), light turbulence (no pilot action required to maintain control)	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone PG & Bogdanfly Zeppelin V2 harness Zeolite GT2 Launch Type: foot	Summary The pilot was flying in their Bogdanfly Zeppelin harness, when, after approximately 90 minutes of flight, the emergency parachute bridle enclosure zip unexpectedly opened, accompanied by a loud popping sound. This caused the front of the pod to deflate and the rear tail to flap violently. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing without further incident. Subsequent inspection found the zip slider still secured in its retaining pocket and the zip could be closed normally, with the pilot considering possible incomplete closure during pre-flight preparation.	Injury Pilot: unhurt
Date 16.10.2026 (F20002)	Pilot male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 10 years (18 flights)	Location Millington, Millington , York, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: unknown, moderate turbulence (occasional pilot action required to maintain control)	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Ion5 Launch Type: foot	Summary The pilot launched in strong wind conditions using A and C risers. They immediately experienced an uncommanded right turn, which they attempted to counteract with left control input, approaching a stall before easing the control to maintain flight. Unable to correct the turn, the pilot collided with a tall hedge seconds after take-off. Following the incident, the pilot discovered that the right control line had become twisted and was locked at the first pulley.	Injury Pilot: unhurt
Date 24.09.2026 (F19929)	Pilot male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 6 years 1000 flights (200 flights)	Location Crete Road, Crete Road, Folkestone, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: moderate (3m/s), not turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Rise 5 Launch Type: foot	Summary The pilot collided with low bushes after launch.	Injury Pilot: unhurt
Date 23.09.2026 (F19931)	Pilot Unknown	Location Scottish Gliding Centre, Portmoak, Scotland, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: calm (1 m/s), moderate turbulence (occasional pilot action required to maintain control)	Wing Type Flexwing hang glider Wing: Moyes Gecko Launch Type: winch/vehicle tow	Summary On approach to landing at approximately 5m above the ground, the pilot slowed the glider resulting in the left hand side wing stalling and dropping, the glider turning through 90 degrees. The pilot pushed out to reduce impact speed, releasing the uprights just before impact. The pilot swung through the A-frame, injuring their right arm and shoulder.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), hands, arms, shoulder
Date 23.09.2026 (F19972)	Pilot male Age: 63 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 310 flights (30 flights)	Location Portmoak Airfield, Fife, Portmoak, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: calm (1 m/s), light turbulence (no pilot action required to maintain control)	Wing Type Flexwing hang glider Wing: Avian Puma DXL Launch Type: winch/vehicle tow	Summary During a winch launch, the hang glider pilot commenced the take-off run with residual slack in the towline and prematurely transferred their weight into the glider, causing it to descend onto its basebar wheels and be dragged along the ground. The pilot was unable to operate the tow release while maintaining directional control, and repeated emergency stop instructions transmitted by the tow coach were not heard by the winch operator due to engine noise. The pilot subsequently became airborne and completed the flight without injury or damage to the hang glider.	Injury Pilot: unhurt
Date 18.09.2026 (F19927)	Pilot male Age: 52 Rating: P Flying Experience: 20 years 445 flights (22 flights)	Location St Andre, St Andre, Coubons, FR Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: strong (5m/s), strong turbulence (constant pilot action required to avoid loss of control)	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush Launch Type: foot	Summary The paraglider experienced a large asymmetric collapse in turbulent air, leading to a cascade involving multiple twists and cravats on both sides. The pilot successfully deployed their emergency parachute.	Injury Pilot: minor injuries, feet, legs, lumbar spine
Date 13.09.2026 (F19915)	Pilot male Age: 42 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 20 years 1900 flights (60 flights)	Location UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Delta 5	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: unhurt
Date 13.09.2026 (F19908)	Pilot male Age: 55 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 26 years (50 flights)	Location Baisse d'Angles, St Andre les Alpes, FR Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: strong (5m/s), strong turbulence (constant pilot action required to avoid loss of control)	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: foot	Summary The paraglider experienced a sudden, severe collapse, resulting in cravats and a series of stalls and dives while attempting recovery. The situation became unrecoverable after the pilot fell through the lines, prompting successful deployment of their emergency parachute. The pilot landed without injury, although the paraglider was damaged.	Injury Pilot: unhurt
Date 13.09.2026 (F19886)	Pilot male Rating: P	Location Bradwell Edge, Bradwell Edge, Peak District, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: calm (1 m/s), not turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Swift 6 Launch Type: foot	Summary The pilot attempted a slope landing near the lower take-off, in an area of rough, tussocky grass and uneven ground. Their approach was across the slope and with a slight downwind component. Despite attempting to flare, the pilot landed at relatively high ground speed, making a hard impact on their heels and the seat of their harness.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), feet, legs
Date 06.09.2026 (F19859)	Pilot male Age: 45 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years 101 flights (10 flights)	Location Mendlesham, Mendlesham, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: calm (1 m/s), moderate turbulence (occasional pilot action required to maintain control)	Wing Type Flexwing hang glider Wing: Airwave Calypso Launch Type: winch/vehicle tow	Summary The pilot launched their hang glider from a tow and elected to land when unable to find thermic lift. During the landing approach, the pilot flew the downwind leg too wide and during their base leg was blown beyond the intended landing field, across hedgerows and a road into an adjacent field. With insufficient space to complete the landing, the pilot attempted S-turns to shorten the approach but stalled at approximately 10 ft above the ground and sustained minor injuries.	Injury Pilot: minor injuries, hands, arms, shoulder

Last updated: 22 October 2026

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