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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).

All Wing Types Paraglider Flexwing Hang Glider Rigid Hang Glider Speedrider Speedflyer/Miniwing Powered PG Powered HG Other

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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 24.08.2002 (B3521)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Reo Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Whilst tow launching the pilot attempted to correct his track by turning right. However, he did not maintain sufficient airspeed during this attempted turn, causing the left wing to stall. The glider drifted off course and impacted the ground.	Injury Pilot: Chipped elbow, bruises to derbyshire royal hospital
Date 20.08.2002 (B3516)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP	Location Sourton, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Octane Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fr tibia, fr fibula, (fracture below the knee and spiral fracture above the ankle).
Date 18.08.2002 (B3513)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: CP	Location Nont Sarah, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Windtech Sepk Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Model aircraft collided with the paragliders lines causing a permanent asymmetric collapse. The pilot was able to land safely.	Injury Unknown
Date 18.08.2002 (B3514)	Pilot Unknown	Location Mod North Luffenham, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During vehicle tow launch the Land Rover struck a concealed concrete block causing tensio reader to be propelled forward striking his cheek.	Injury Pilot: Lh face bruised cheek bone
Date 18.08.2002 (B3515)	Pilot Male Age: 66	Location North Luffenham, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Harley 988 Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow	Summary Students feet slipped forward on landing resulting in him landing on his backside.	Injury Pilot: Pulled back muscles
Date 16.08.2002 (B3512)	Pilot Male Age: 36	Location Devils Dyke, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airbourne - Fun	Summary Student on early high flight overcontrolled the pitch of the glider durng landing. Attempted to flare then fell through the A frame - failed to let go of the uprights.	Injury Pilot: Upper arm fracture, ambulance to sussex county- brighton
Date 15.08.2002 (B3511)	Pilot Unknown	Location Muggery Bottom, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary Student dislocated shoulder whilst pracising PLF.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder
Date 14.08.2002 (B3510)	Pilot Unknown	Location Muggery, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student jumped into the seat whilst launching, slipped and fell over.	Injury Pilot: Suspected twisted ankle
Date 13.08.2002 (B3509)	Pilot Female Age: 43 Rating: CP	Location Beer Head, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot flying in the presence of orographic cloud encountered rising air that she found difficult to exit. Managed to lose height by applying speed bar and big ears. .	Injury Unknown
Date 09.08.2002 (B3508)	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location North Luffenham, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sportlite Launch Type: Vehicle/Boat Tow	Summary Spinnaker release failed to operate during tow launch despite several attempts.	Injury Unknown

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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