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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 04.11.2017 (E5402)	Pilot Female Age: 29 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 40 hours (20 hours) 60 flights (30 flights)	Location Gothem landing site, India Manali, India Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Geronimo Launch Type: Foot	Summary On approach to landing field the pilot turned right over a wall to 'S' off height. The wing then hit sink whist passing back over the wall on the final approach and collided with the wall, breaking the seat plate in the harness.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Pelvis
Date 27.10.2017 (E5375)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: Unqualified 3 flights (3 flights)	Location Hay bluff, Hereford, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student did not complete flare and may have caught foot on uneven ground. Student landed on his feet and ran a few steps.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 15.10.2017 (E5323)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P Flying Experience: 14 years 153 hours (20 hours) 231 flights (40 flights)	Location Barton On Sea, New Milton, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Nevada Launch Type: Foot	Summary While ridge soaring in light conditions and on a downwind beat, the pilot struck an outcrop on the top of the cliff.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 14.10.2017 (E5322)	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: Unqualified	Location Muggery, Newhaven, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Element 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student stained thigh while landing normally.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 13.10.2017 (E5318)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 10 years 225 hours (100 hours) 438 flights (140 flights)	Location Algodonales (Poniente), Algodonales, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Mac Para Eden 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was caught out by change in wind direction on launch and was dragged into other pilots.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.10.2017 (E5302)	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: CP	Location DUNGIVEN WEST, DUNGIVEN N IRELAND, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Unknown Launch Type: Powered Engine: PAP I THINK	Summary Pilot tripped on launch and cut nose on spectacles.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 08.10.2017 (E5291)	Pilot Female Age: 46 Rating: P Flying Experience: 12 years 60 hours (13 hours) 120 flights (43 flights)	Location Rhossili, Rhossili, Swansea, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was involved in mid-air collision while coastal soaring. Both pilots were able to continue flying.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.10.2017 (E5293)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 43 years 915 hours (5 hours) 1254 flights (7 flights)	Location Croft farm, Pershore, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes LS3 Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot got out of shape on the tow and released from the tow line at about 100 ft agl. Attempted to return to the airstrip but had insufficient height to complete the turn and impacted the ground.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 08.10.2017 (E5288)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Flying Experience: 9 years 6 flights	Location Ruddlers North, Horton, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Pioneer Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student on phase 4 of EP training failed to flare on landing resulting in heavy impact.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 08.10.2017 (E5284)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 13 years 35 hours (2 hours) 104 flights (6 flights)	Location Devil's Dyke, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Paragliders Anakis 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was coming in to slope land, did final turn into wind and noticed reserve had dropped out of pouch and was trailing on ground. Suspects he caught/knocked handle and accidentally pulled pin.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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