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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 01.09.2009 (B4375)	Pilot Male Age: 27 Rating: CP	Location Crow Hall, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Pilot encountered turbulence at 40ft on tow launch. Launch was aborted and pilot instructed to land ahead. Pilot failed to flare sufficiently and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated arm
Date 01.09.2009 (B4376)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: CP	Location Stol, Slovenia Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot took off into sinking air and allowed the glider to drift towards parked vehicles. Pilot struck vehicle on landing.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated ankle, fr fibula
Date 01.09.2009 (B4377)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: CP	Location Long Mynd, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Electron Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot accidentally deployed parachute at 30m while checking deployment handle in flight.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder
Date 31.08.2009 (B4373)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP	Location The Warren, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Pro Design Thesis 100 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary While flying cliffs, pilot sunk out and could no longer reach landing area. Landed in small tree without injury.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 31.08.2009 (B4374)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP	Location Jerbourg, Guernsey Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Golden 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was lifted by thermal while attempting to launch. He was dragged back into bystander.	Injury Pilot: Bruising
Date 29.08.2009 (B4372)	Pilot Male Age: 32	Location Cheriton, UK Wind Strength: 41-48 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Powerplay Sting 160 Launch Type: Powered Engine: Walkerjet, Simon 210	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse on approach in strong wind and turbulent conditions.	Injury Pilot: Fatal
Date 09.08.2009 (B4370)	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: P	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Hang Glider Rigid Wing: Atos VQ Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot knocked into parked glider while launching.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 09.08.2009 (B4371)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP	Location High and Over, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Sport 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot fell out of thermal at low level behind hill. Encountered rotor on attempting to fly back to ridge.	Injury Pilot: Fr l3 vertebra
Date 08.08.2009 (B4368)	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: P	Location Long Mynd, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Rookie Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was involved in mid-air collision while flying in close proximity to others during a club level competition. Both pilots involved sustained fatal injuries.	Injury Pilot: Fatal
Date 08.08.2009 (B4369)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: P	Location Long Mynd, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Mistral 4 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was involved in mid-air collision while flying in close proximity to others during a club level competition. Both pilots involved sustained fatal injuries.	Injury Pilot: Fatal

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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