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Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:

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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.

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 14.09.2025	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 140 hours (30 hours) 200 flights (25 flights)	Location El Bosque, Algodanales, Spain Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Arak 2	Summary Whilst setting up to land after a cross country flight, the pilot encountered thermic lift and turned, the turn taking them into turbulent air on the lee side of a building. They experienced a series of delations whilst attempting to fly away from the turbulent air. They managed to land without further incident.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt
Date 24.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 27 years 1000 hours (25 hours) (28 flights)	Location Nont Sarahs, Huddersfield, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: 777 R-light 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot reported a large model aircraft being flown in close proximity to paragliders.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 22.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 10 hours	Location Woolacombe, Woolacombe, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot lost control of their paraglider following a collapse and impacted the ground, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 22.08.2025	Pilot Male Rating: Unknown	Location Westbury White Horse, Westbury, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Unknown paraglider Unknown Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was observed launching just before a dust devil passed through the launch area. Their paraglider suffered multiple violent collapses and extreme trajectory changes, close to the ground. The pilot landed on their feet, unharmed.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 18.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years 210 hours (15 hours) 1000 flights (7 flights)	Location Krusevo, Prilep, Macedonia Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot encountered sinking air on final approach and inadvertently stalled the paraglider at approximately 3m above ground level.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 15.08.2025	Pilot Male Rating: Unknown	Location Leckhampton, Cheltenham, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was observed scratching for lift and then attempted a slope landing on uneven ground, where they sustained injury. Before the flight the observer noted a broken control line, which was reported to the pilot on launch.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 15.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 67 Rating: P Flying Experience: 27 years 1000 hours	Location Dodd Fell, Hawes, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma DLS Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot lost control of their wing on take-off in thermic conditions, and was dragged into a rock outcrop where they sustained injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 10.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 550 hours (60 hours) 752 flights (36 flights)	Location Hill Farm, Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Libra RS Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary The pilot inadvertently induced a spin close to ground level, whilst attempting to stay in thermic lift. They lost control of the paraglider and deployed their emergency parachute.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 10.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 600 hours (40 hours) 800 flights (35 flights)	Location Beatenberg, Berner Oberland, Switzerland Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was performing wingovers and inadvertently induced a spin. They deployed their emergency parachute and landed in a tree.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 09.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: P Flying Experience: 36 years (50 hours) (40 flights)	Location Unknown, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Volt 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was thermalling when their emergency parachute accidentally deployed (not initiated by the pilot). They landed under the emergency parachute.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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