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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 18.09.2017 (E5239)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Flying Experience: 9 years 2 hours (2 hours) 14 flights (14 flights)	Location Bradwell Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Ion 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student was carrying out top to bottom flight but got out of position for landing field. Was set up for landing cross wind in alternative field. Student turned at the very last moment into wind to fly over wall into next field but landed on top of wall.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 17.09.2017 (E5217)	Pilot Male Rating: CP Flying Experience: 10 years	Location Mundersley, Cromer, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence, Rain, Snow	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Unknown	Summary Pilot got into difficulties while coastal soaring in strong conditions. Pilot was blown back into town and collided with buildings.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 17.09.2017 (E5287)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 34 years 500 hours (1 hour) 800 flights (1 flight)	Location Heol Senni, Brecon, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Aerodyne Shaolin Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged glide angle on approach to landing and clipped rear of vehicle.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 15.09.2017 (E5219)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: Unqualified Flying Experience: 9 years 2 hours (2 hours)	Location Selsley, Stroud, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Skin 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Unqualified pilot went to do some ground handling but attempted to do some short flights. Pilot landed awkwardly and fractured leg.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 11.09.2017 (E5207)	Pilot Male Age: 34 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 25 hours	Location Forclaz, Annecy, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was caught out by unexpected sink and was unable to reach the designated landing field. Pilot identified landing options but encountered further sink and landed short colliding with a building.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.09.2017 (E5196)	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 10 years 28 hours (8 hours) 50 flights (20 flights)	Location Montmin, Annecy, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary While practising full stall the pilot released brake pressure with the glider behind him causing the glider to dive in front. The pilot fell into the glider catching his boot eyelets in the lines. Pilot deployed emergency parachute and landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 07.09.2017 (E5195)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P Flying Experience: 14 years 260 hours (40 hours) 300 flights (30 flights)	Location France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Bruce Goldsmith Design Cure Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot encountered sink while thermalling and while attempting to find lift, put himself in a position with no suitable landing fields. Pilot landed heavily in dry river bed.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 07.09.2017 (E5909)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: P Flying Experience: 20 years 700 hours (60 hours) 350 flights (30 flights)	Location St André les Alpes, Digne, France Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Very Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: 777Gliders King Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged weather conditions while soaring mountain spurs waiting for a thermal during a comp. Pilot started descending rapidly and crashed onto the slope. Pilot suspects either wave or leeside air.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 03.09.2017 (E5166)	Pilot Female Age: 13 Rating: Trainee Flying Experience: 11 years 27 flights (5 flights)	Location Barton Airfield, Manchester, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Other Wing: Waterbird Mistral	Summary Pilot became detached from tow line as drogue chute failed in strengthening wind. Pilot landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.09.2017 (E5245)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 16 hours (3 hours) 34 flights (4 flights)	Location Tailbridge, Cumbria, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Mescal 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot sat in harness, stood up to inflate glider in order to ground handle. On inflating the glider it surged forward and then turned left twisting the pilot and puling him to the ground. On trying to stand up the pilot noted his left foot was engaging the speed system.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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