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Incident Reports (Informal)

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:

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 29.05.2022 (E23639)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 10 years 230 hours (52 hours) 450 flights (9 flights)	Location Harting Down, Petersfierld, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot induced stall on landing to avoid power lines. Pilot had taken off in windy conditions meaning he couldn't reach the landing field, even on full bar.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 28.05.2022 (E23543)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 85 hours	Location Minster, Sheerness, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary Pilot was on final approach to a narrow beach strip when the glider caught a tree branch. Glider stalled and dropped pilot from 2m onto rough ground.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Date 21.05.2022 (E23551)	Pilot Male Rating: P Flying Experience: 2080 hours (75 hours)	Location Parlick, Preston, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent, Flight In Clouds, Fog	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot deep stalled from 5ft on landing. Pilot realised glider was saturated from the wet grass and general damp conditions.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 19.05.2022 (E23463)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 19 years 400 hours (25 hours) 1450 flights (35 flights)	Location Dunstable, Dunstable, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: ITV Jedi2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered a symmetric frontal collapse immediately after take off. Pilot's initial reaction was to pull on the brakes causing the glider to stall back into the hill from approx 30ft.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Date 14.05.2022 (E23079)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 300 hours (30 hours) 300 flights (31 flights)	Location Bradwell, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flow Paragliders Fusion Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot encountered strong sink on top landing approach and opted to land on airbag harness. Pilot lost balance and put his hand out damaging his wrist.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 14.05.2022 (E23087)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 25 hours (20 hours) 80 flights (60 flights)	Location Crete road, Folkestone, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off in breezy conditions and failed to correct a turn as the glider turned into wind. As the pilot became airborne he was carried back over the crest towards a fence. Pilot was able to kick off the top of the fence but landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 12.05.2022 (E24291)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 33 years	Location Lyveden Airfield, Corby, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider	Summary During release check, pilot's bridle snagged on the test release rig. Bridle had undergone 'quick' repair resulting in an end not properly finished. This was then repaired more appropriately. Release would have failed if used as it was.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 09.05.2022 (E23067)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 450 hours (70 hours) 574 flights (40 flights)	Location Barton On Sea, Barton On Sea, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged height while attempting to make a bottom landing on the beach. Pilot had to turn tightly to get back into wind but struck the ground before the turn was completed.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 08.05.2022 (E23059)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 44 years 1500 hours (10 hours) (8 flights)	Location Deenthorpe, Corby, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Rigid Hang Glider Wing: AIR Atos VQR Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot landed in nil wind with insufficient flare. A-frame touched the ground and pilot swung through hitting elbow on the upright.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 06.05.2022 (E23331)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 7 years 170 hours (30 hours) 430 flights (35 flights)	Location Crete Road, Folkestone, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged wind speed and direction while attempting to top land at take off area. Pilot was dragged into barbed wire fence while tying to collapse the glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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