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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 21.03.2021 (E17519)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 6 years 5 hours (5 hours) 32 flights (32 flights)	Location South Harting, Hampshire, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Arriba 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot inflated the paraglider with lines knotted and tangled. The controls were applied hard as the pilot attempted to bring the wing under control, causing the control lines to break. The launch was abandoned.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.03.2021 (E17786)	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 8 years 55 hours (5 hours)	Location Bratton Camp, Westbury, Wiltshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Base Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was flying a downwind beat close to the slope in light soaring conditions. The pilot was in a seated position in the harness and their foot caught in a rut as they skimmed the ground, ending the flight and causing injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 18.03.2021 (E17516)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P Flying Experience: 46 years 2000 hours (15 hours) 1000 flights (10 flights)	Location Westbury White Horse, Westbury, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Rigid Hang Glider Wing: AIR Atos VR Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot rigged and checked their glider, and left the spoiler wires disconnected whilst the glider was tail-into-wind. These were then connected and spoiler activation was noted as the pilot manoeuvred the glider to the take-off. On launch, the glider rolled right despite full opposite control and impacted the slope sustaining damage. On inspection, the pilot noticed that slack in the unconnected spoiler wires had become tangled causing the spoilers not to function correctly (when connected). This went undetected because the zips were closed and nose cone was fitted.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 18.03.2021 (E17507)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years 100 hours 50 flights	Location Longridge, Pennines, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot made a downwind landing in wind that was off the hill, and collided with a rock hidden in the heather.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 09.03.2021 (E17456)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 11 years 400 hours (30 hours) 800 flights (50 flights)	Location Filey, Filey, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was inspecting his wing and found the accelerator system Brummell hooks (harness end, both left and right sides) were severely corroded and had fallen apart inside their after-market Brummell hook covers.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 04.03.2021 (E18077)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 9 years 230 hours (30 hours) (40 flights)	Location Caburn, Beddingham, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Geo 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was moving their glider after landing and tripped and fell, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 27.02.2021 (E18104)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P Flying Experience: 32 years 250 hours (10 hours) 800 flights (30 flights)	Location Dungavel, Lanarkshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Base Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot became aware of a tear in the harness webbing attachment to the carabiner whist in flight. They chose to make a precautionary landing and landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 25.02.2021 (E17357)	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 9 years 110 hours (40 hours) (80 flights)	Location Coaley Peak, Gloucestershire, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: UP Summit XC4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot unintentionally induced a spin when thermalling. This led to a cascade of departures from normal flight from which the pilot was unable to recover and he made a successful deployment of his emergency parachute.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.01.2021 (E17112)	Pilot Male Age: 24 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 301 hours (96 hours) 427 flights (125 flights)	Location Winter Hill, Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence, Rain, Snow	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon 8 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was aware of deteriorating conditions and opted to top land. They lost control of the paraglider after top landing and were dragged, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 01.01.2021 (E17103)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 200 hours	Location Banbury, Banbury, UK	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Ozone Freeride	Summary The PPG pilot operated the throttle mounted engine kill switch on landing, which failed to stop the engine. Upon inspection, the pilot located a broken wire in the throttle cable, at the location where it is tied to the frame.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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