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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.

If you want to search by incident date, please enter the day, month and year numerically as dd-mm-yyyy (eg. 03-12-2019).

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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 15.06.2008 (B4268)	Pilot Female Age: 34 Rating: CP	Location Bradwell, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Yeti Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot was dragged over wall and fence having tried to forward launch in reverse launch conditions.	Injury Pilot: Fr elbow
Date 14.06.2008 (B4266)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: CP	Location Barton Airfield, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Parascender Wing: Harley Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow	Summary Wing tippers let go of canopy at different time causing canopy to rotate on launch, knocking over one of the wing tippers.	Injury Pilot: Bang to head
Date 13.06.2008 (B4265)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: AP	Location Blorenge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airbourne C4 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot noticed main power lines on out-landing but failed to notice spur off main line. Had to make late turn to avoid spur and landed heavily downwind.	Injury Pilot: Fr finger, dislocated fingers
Date 11.06.2008 (B4264)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: AP	Location St Catherines Down, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Speed 5 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Having just taken off on a tandem flight the glider flew through a lull which forced the pilot to land on a lower shelf. The passengers feet became tangled in undergrowth causing both pilot and passenger to fall.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 09.06.2008 (B4262)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P	Location Bo Peep, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Axis Vega 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with hang glider pilot while thermalling. Became wrapped up on hang glider so threw emergency chute.	Injury Pilot: Sprained ankle, minor cuts.
Date 09.06.2008 (B4263)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P	Location Bo Peep, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airbourne C4 - 13.5 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with paraglider while thermalling. Became wrapped in paraglider and went inverted. Was able to recover and land.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 07.06.2008 (B4261)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: Novice	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Element S Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student went off line slightly during low (3m) towed flights. Winch powered off and student landed awkwardly.	Injury Pilot: Fr leg
Date 06.06.2008 (B4260)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: P	Location Buttermere Moss, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Aerodyne Jumbe 29 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged wind conditions on final approach and landed short, hitting car in car park.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 01.06.2008 (B4258)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: CP	Location Dodd Fell, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-Turn Infinity Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach on top landing and landed downwind heavilly.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebra t12
Date 01.06.2008 (B4259)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: FLPA	Location Northrepps, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Independence Speed Launch Type: Powered Engine: Parajet, Macro	Summary During flight pilot noticed maillon connecting spreader to tandem bar was open and deformed. Though protected by webbing fail safe, pilot and passenger decided to land immediately and did so without incident.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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