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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:

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• Paraglider
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• Rigid Hang Glider
• Speedrider
• Speedflyer/Miniwing
• Powered PG
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• 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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There are 3356 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 17.09.2021 (E20368)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 120 hours (30 hours) 200 flights (20 flights)	Location Alos, Alpes Maritimes, Alos, France Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Rise4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged height and available landing space. Pilot attempted to land but stalled one side of the wing resulting in a heavy landing.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 10.09.2021 (E20245)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 1000 hours (40 hours)	Location Csolnok, Csolnok, Hungary Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mantra 7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary While ridge soaring pilot had mid-air with drone that caused damage to lines and cells in the centre of the wing. On colliding with the 25cm drone the glider pitched back and forward but then behaved normally allowing the pilot to top land safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 05.09.2021 (E20383)	Pilot Male Age: 65 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 47 years 1000 hours (5 hours) 1500 flights (5 flights)	Location Pinacle Hill East, Great Malvern, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Cheetah EVO 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary On approach to landing the pilot did not recognise the light wind conditions, nor did they appreciate the extent to which the field sloped away in the direction of landing. This resulted in a long, ground effect glide across the field. Pilot flared hard but crashed into boundary hedge.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 29.08.2021 (E19846)	Pilot Male Age: 39 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 32 hours (21 hours) 46 flights (32 flights)	Location Blorenge, Monmouthshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: ICARO Gravis 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot misjudged the wind strength and conditions on approach to land and was too low behind obstacles to glide into the landing field. They landed on an area of road between houses.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 27.08.2021 (E19819)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years	Location Winter Hill, Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot sprained their ankle on an area of uneven ground during a slope landing. The pilot considered that the mountain climbing boots they wore prevented more serious injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 27.08.2021 (E19852)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 3 hours (1 hour) 26 flights (9 flights)	Location Lords Seat, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Mac Para Muse 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was blown back whilst ridge soaring in strong conditions above the spine-back section of the hill. The pilot experienced an asymmetric collapse which reinflated and the pilot landed without further incident.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 26.08.2021 (E19792)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 34 hours (27 hours) 102 flights (72 flights)	Location Llangollen, Denbighshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot launched in a crosswind which carried them over trees downwind of launch. The pilot sank into the trees when attempting to turn away from them.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 11.08.2021 (E19723)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 1 hour (1 hour) 2 flights (2 flights)	Location Mount Caburn, Glynde, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Adam Launch Type: Foot	Summary A recently qualified Club Pilot was on a downwind leg of a flight back towards the hill and noticed the that the number of gliders in the air had considerably increased. To avoid the area perceived to be congested, the pilot turned towards the hill and landed hard on the slope, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 11.08.2021 (E19591)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 8 hours (7 hours) 30 flights (25 flights)	Location Butser South, Buster Hill, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon 9 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was flying over trees and misjudged their flight path which resulted in a collision with a tree.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt
Date 02.08.2021 (E19411)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 25 hours (15 hours) 70 flights (20 flights)	Location Parlick West, Preston, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Geo 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot attempted to top land in conditions described as strong and was seen to be "pinned" above the ridge having activated big ears, with zero groundspeed. The pilot was blown back into rotor and hit the ground.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Thoracic Spine

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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