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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 03.08.2023 (E31542)	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years 810 hours (23 hours) 2000 flights (72 flights)	Location Combe Gibbet, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Calypso Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot launched in windy conditions, having walked down the slope to avoid the stronger wind. Within seconds of launching the pilot experienced much stronger winds resulting in them being blown back despite use of speed bar. Pilot landed but was then dragged, damaging their equipment.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 25.07.2023 (E31322)	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 3 years 14 hours (14 hours) 30 flights (30 flights)	Location Carlton Bank, North York Moors, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions:, Very Strong Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Atlas 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off in increasingly strong conditions and became pinned on full speed bar. Pilot was eventually blown back over hill and suffered numerous collapses. Pilot landed uninjured on feet in empty field.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 22.07.2023 (E31746)	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 1150 hours (15 hours) 1000 flights (10 flights)	Location Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Explorer Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was coastal dune soaring with the wind slightly cross slope. During downwind beat the pilot misjudged height and struck a mound of sand and tussock grass. The wing dived forward and the pilot was dragged 20m.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 20.07.2023 (E31194)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: P Flying Experience: 34 years 2500 hours (61 hours) 3501 flights (120 flights)	Location Bradwell Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Speedflyer/Miniwing Wing: Niviuk Roller 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Paraglider pilots narrowly avoided mid air collision while thermalling.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 13.07.2023 (E30966)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: P Flying Experience: 34 years 2500 hours (60 hours) 3500 flights	Location Bradwell Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: WillsWing T2C	Summary While putting on their harness pilot's hang glider was caught by a gust of wind and was rotated over a wall causing damage to the glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 13.07.2023 (E31302)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: P Flying Experience: 30 years 941 hours (29 hours)	Location Parlick, Preston Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Phi Maestro 2	Summary At around flight 11 hours, Pilot noticed some furring on the sheath of the starboard break line below the keeper. On the reported date, during flight, the sheath broke and exposed the inner line, which also began to wear through.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 13.07.2023 (E31410)	Pilot Male Age: 69 Rating: P Flying Experience: 31 years 300 hours (15 hours) 1000 flights (20 flights)	Location St Jean de Monts, St Jean de Monts, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot forward launched in light wind conditions but immediately found their right hand trapped between the B and C risers. Pilot was unable to free hand and therefore had no right hand control. Pilot landed downwind on grassy slope.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 30.06.2023 (E31070)	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 41 years 350 hours (5 hours) (3 flights)	Location Devils Dyke, West Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Rigid Hang Glider Wing: A.I.R VQ Launch Type: Foot	Summary While attempting a bottom landing pilot did not maintain sufficient air speed to flare fully, causing the gliders base bar to be caught by the long grass and nose in.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Head Injuries
Date 23.06.2023 (E30782)	Pilot Male Age: 72 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 48 years 1000 hours (10 hours) 1000 flights (15 flights)	Location The Reds, Compton bay, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing NYOS RS Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made approach in strong winds and spun the glider, landing heavily.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Lumbar Spine
Date 22.06.2023 (E30370)	Pilot Female Age: 65 Rating: P Flying Experience: 25 years 980 hours (34 hours)	Location Devil's Dyke, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Phi Allegro Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off in light conditions but found themselves parachutal in sinking air, landing heavily. Pilot was informed that the air had changed significantly after they had taken off.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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