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All incident reports submitted via the old pan Europe incident reporting system, that had been approved for publication prior to 21 January 2026, can be found below.

Incident reports submitted via the new FIDA pan Europe incident reporting system after 21 January 2026 that have been approved for publication can be found on our FIDA Incident reports 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 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 3356 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 24.01.2018 (E5522)	Pilot Female Age: 33 Flying Experience: 9 years (3 hours) 38 flights (38 flights)	Location La Paca, Murcia, Spain Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student has asymmetric collapse while ridge soaring. Glider caught tree and swung student into hillside.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 23.01.2018 (E5523)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 3 hours (3 hours) 10 flights (10 flights)	Location Mirador del Rio, Lanzarote, Spain Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Aircross U Prime 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off from lower launch and gradually gained height. Was too close to ridge and failed to note the increase in wind strength with height. Caught in venturi at top of the ridge and crashed (the crash was not witnessed).	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 17.01.2018 (E5571)	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 400 hours (25 hours) 300 flights (15 flights)	Location Valle De Bravo, Valle de Bravo, Mexico Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Carrera Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot drifted into the lee of a rocky feature and suffered an asymmetric collapse. Pilot deployed parachute and landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 15.01.2018 (E5584)	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 10 years 20 hours	Location Tower Hill East, Kamshet, India Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary When launching in light conditions the pilot sat in harness before the glider was properly flying. This resulted in the glider diving forward and the pilot sliding down the slope into a tree.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 14.01.2018 (E5547)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 10 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 14.01.2018 (E5512)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years 1000 hours (20 hours) 1000 flights (20 flights)	Location BFR, Rivermead leisure centre, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Tequila 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary During Big Fat Repack pilot threw parachute while on the zip line. Parachute became snagged in the retrieve line suffering minor damage.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 07.01.2018 (E5515)	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 19 years 150 hours (10 hours) 175 flights (8 flights)	Location Bulgham bay, Isle of man, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made incorrect approach and did not have enough height to turn into wind on landing.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 28.12.2017 (E5494)	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 9 years 40 hours (30 hours) 100 flights (70 flights)	Location Portland West, Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made incorrect approach to top landing and was too low. Pilot hit turbulent air and crashed into a wall.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 12.12.2017 (E5483)	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years	Location Stanage Edge, Sheffield, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Mac Para Elan Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was soaring Stanage Edge, with other paraglider pilots. His wing was seen to have an asymmetric collapse on the left hand side, whilst flying with the ridge on his left. The wing turned sharply towards the hill and the pilot impacted the ground.	Injury Pilot: Fatal, Internal Injuries
Date 09.12.2017 (E5453)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Flying Experience: 9 years 9 flights (9 flights)	Location Gribbles Ridge, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Element 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Shortly after take off the radio failed and the student panicked and turned downwind towards the hill. Student then lifted his legs to clear a barbed wire fence before landing downwind in the next field. Student was in shock but was unhurt.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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