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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 18.10.2003 (B3747)	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: P	Location Abington East, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Proton Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged slope landing an hit ground heavily. Possibly stalled glider.	Injury Pilot: Fr left wrist and radius.
Date 17.10.2003 (B3746)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: P	Location Tap O Noth, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Solar Wings Xkr Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary HG pilot cocked up light wind take off. Broke upright.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 11.10.2003 (B3745)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: CP	Location Barton Airport, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Windtech Tonic 27 Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow	Summary Pilot failed to keep glider on line during tow. Tow was cut and pilot landed awkwardly.	Injury Pilot: Sprained ankle.
Date 07.10.2003 (B3744)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: Novice	Location Marania Farm, Kenya Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha Ii Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student twisted ankle on landing.	Injury Pilot: Sprained ankle.
Date 05.10.2003 (B3743)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: CP	Location Devils Dyke, UK Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Offpiste Discovery Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot attempted first top landing in strong conditions and possible rotor. Glider dropped wing and crashed. Pilot should have been with Coach for this task!	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus
Date 04.10.2003 (B3742)	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Clubman	Summary Laid flat glider picked up by wind and flipped back. Hit parked car causing slight dent.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 28.09.2003 (B3741)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: Novice	Location Winter Hill, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target	Summary Student tip stalled glider prior to landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr wrist
Date 26.09.2003 (B3740)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: AP	Location Tailbridge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Airprox with Tornado.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 25.09.2003 (B3739)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP	Location Tan Hill, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flying Planet Sirius Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot caught out by gusts while ground handing. Lifted off ground then dumped down heavily.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated left ankle.
Date 20.09.2003 (B3738)	Pilot Male	Location Swanage, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary Pilot landed in sea (20cm deep).	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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