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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 07.08.2009 (B4367)	Pilot Male Age: 65 Rating: CP	Location Morzine, France Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot took off with speed system line through leg strap. Once sorted, pilot landed downwind and struck roof of house having misjudged wind direction thinking it would be the same as at take off.	Injury Pilot: Fr l3 vertebra
Date 01.08.2009 (B4366)	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: P	Location Perranporth, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot suffered high speed stall on modified prototype hang glider.	Injury Pilot: Fr c2 vertebra
Date 25.07.2009 (B4364)	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: P	Location Sutton Meadows, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airborne C2 Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot failed to hold trolley rope during aerotow launch. Glider lifted prematurely, rotating to the right and impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder
Date 25.07.2009 (B4365)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: CP	Location Milk Hill, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was about to launch when another shouted stop, thinking they saw a knot. On turning back to face the glider and applying brake, pilot was lifted off his feet and back up the slope.	Injury Pilot: Fr wrist
Date 08.07.2009 (B4363)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: CP	Location Parlick, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary On approach, pilot left his turn into wind too late leaving no time to execute an effective flare. Pilot landed hard on harness and outstretched arm.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated elbow
Date 02.07.2009 (B4361)	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: AP	Location Laragne, France Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes RS Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary While on final glide to goal field pilot was caught out by increased wind and was forced to land short in turbulent air. Glider nosed in hard and pilot could not release uprights quick enough.	Injury Pilot: Fr little finger, cut leg.
Date 02.07.2009 (B4362)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P	Location Ceret, France Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Dragon 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot tripped running off nil wind landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr wrist
Date 21.06.2009 (B4359)	Pilot Female Age: 45 Rating: CP	Location Coombe Gibbet, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Bright Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot lost control of glider while reverse launching and was dragged into another glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.06.2009 (B4360)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP	Location Herne Bay, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach losing more height than expected in decreasing wind and with limited landing area due to tide being in. Landed in sea. Unclipped quickly and with help, recovered equipment safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 20.06.2009 (B4358)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: Under training	Location Muggery, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student failed to execute full flare and jarred knee on landing.	Injury Pilot: Jarred knee

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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