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Incident Reports (Informal)

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:

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 02.06.2024 (E35436)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: NPPL Flying Experience: 5 years 167 hours (25 hours)	Location Sutton Meadows, Cambridgeshire, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Other Wing: P&M Quick Launch Type: Powered Engine: Rotax, 912UL	Summary The flexwing microlight aircraft veered off the runway during take off run.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 01.06.2024 (E35266)	Pilot Male Age: 70 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 49 years 6000 hours (14 hours) 4000 flights (10 flights)	Location Strathyre, Stirling, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Strong, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes RX 3.5 Pro Launch Type: Foot	Summary On landing approach following a cross country flight the hang glider accelerated in the final stage of flight before touchdown, possibly due to a sudden switch in wind direction from headwind to tailwind. The pilot impacted the ground hard and was trapped underneath the glider with an arm injury, unable to move. The pilot was assisted by walkers and a retrieve driver who reported that the pilot's satellite tracker SOS button (mounted on the control frame) was inaccessible to the pilot following the crash and could not be operated.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 25.05.2024 (E35253)	Pilot Male Rating: CP Flying Experience: 4 years 20 hours	Location Chabre, Laragne, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was observed struggling to maintain directional control after take-off and the paraglider shape appeared distorted as if lines were knotted. The pilot landed in trees short of the landing field and dropped to the ground, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Date 24.05.2024 (E35242)	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 39 years 200 hours	Location Red Cliffs, Isle of Wight, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Pulse 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot turned to fly parallel to the cliff immediately after take-off without achieving sufficient airspeed and the pilot touched down cross wind, sustaining minor injuries.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 23.05.2024 (E35239)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years 1000 hours (40 hours)	Location Vero, Ajaccio, France Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bonanza 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot identified a landing field following a cross country flight and noticed on final approach the field was in the lee of a small cutting. As they approached, a thermal came through and the pilot inadvertently stalled the wing, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 20.05.2024 (E35225)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 3 years 2 hours (2 hours) 25 flights (8 flights)	Location Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Preparing for a second flight after top landing, the pilot became aware that their emergency parachute had fallen out of their Gin Gingo 4 paragliding harness, despite having checked the emergency parachute handle was correctly installed as part of their pre-flight check. The pilot terminated the launch.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 19.05.2024 (E35226)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 22 years 100 hours (4 hours) 400 flights (20 flights)	Location Farway, Devon, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Mescal 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Immediately after take-off the pilot became aware that their right control line was caught at the pulley, preventing control input on that side. They top landed and landed hard on their right leg sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Date 18.05.2024 (E35214)	Pilot Age: 47 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 240 hours (50 hours) 200 flights (45 flights)	Location Babadag, Olu Deniz, Turkey Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Base 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot induced a frontal collapse with full acceleration during an SIV course. Upon re-inflation, nine suspension lines broke. The pilot was able to control the wing and landed safety.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 18.05.2024 (E35220)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 900 hours (20 hours) (12 flights)	Location Weybourne Coastal, Weybourne, Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot collided with the ground, impacting the cliff top with the bottom of their harness whilst on a downwind beat. The paraglider dived and the pilot collided with the cliff face before coming to rest on the beach.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries

Date 15.05.2024 (E35196)	Pilot Unknown	Location N/A, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 7 Light	Summary During a routine service, the service centre noted a metal connector (unbranded "Maillon" type) between riser and lines had two or three turns of thread visible below the closing nut (when closed). Upon further examination it was evident that the nut could be wound fully up the top thread with little resistance, fully exposing the bottom thread and therefore opening the connector.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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