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Once passed for publication, all new incident reports submitted via the FIDA pan Europe incident reporting system will be made available on this page.

In the meantime all the 2025/6 reports submitted via the Euro system, and passed for publication before it was shut down, can be found below. Reports submitted via the earlier BHPA online reporting system can also be found below.

This page will slowly include the remaining incident report submitted via the old Euro system.

Unfortunately, whilst all of these reports were successfully imported into the FIDA database by our German colleagues, they failed to include the status of the "publish" field which determines if a report can appear on our website.

As a result around 1,400 old Euro reports have to be reviewed and cross checked before they can be included here. This is a painfully slow process, and is likely to take some time to complete.

All incident reports submitted via the old Euro system, and approved for publication, are however available on our Incident Reports Archive page

Summaries of published incident reports are available for the following wing types:

You can also search the BHPA incident reports database by incident date, pilot, location, wing type, etc. For example, if you want to search for paraglider incidents at Hay Bluff, select paraglider from the drop down list, and enter Hay Bluff in the search box with the "or" option selected.

To search by incident date, please enter the day, month and year numerically as dd-mm-yyyy (eg. 03-12-2019).

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If known, total flights flown and flights flown in the past six months are displayed below, the latter being displayed in brackets.

There are 1715 published incident report summaries for all wing types

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Date

Pilot

Location

Wing Type

Summary

Injury
Incident Reports
Date
03.05.2025

(F12828)
Pilot
male

Age:
75

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
24 years

2000 flights
(45 flights)
Location
Maiden Castle,
Dorchester,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
moderate (3m/s),
moderate turbulence (occasional pilot action required to maintain control)

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Advance
Sigma 12DLS

Launch Type:
foot

Summary
The pilot was pulled to one side on launch and stumbled on the rough terrain.
Injury
Pilot:
minor injuries,

feet, legs
Date
02.05.2025

(F12854)
Pilot
male

Age:
38

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
2 years

34 flights
(6 flights)
Location
Spelga Hill,
Spelga Dam, Mourne Mountains,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
calm (1 m/s),
not turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Swing
Miura 2RS

Summary
The pilot stepped on uneven ground whilst trying to abort a launch, sustaining injury when they lost their footing.
Injury
Pilot:
seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture),

feet, legs
Date
02.05.2025

(F12830)
Pilot
male

Age:
60

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
7 years
Location
Wessex White Horse,
Sutton Poyntz,
UK

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Niviuk
Ikuma

Launch Type:
foot

Summary
The pilot misjudged their landing approach, landing in a tree.
Injury
Pilot:
unhurt
Date
30.04.2025

(F12829)
Pilot
male

Age:
40

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
2 years


(30 flights)
Location
Aberdeen,
UK

Wing Type
Paraglider

Summary
During an emergency parachute repack, it was found that the deployment handle was attached to the bridle rather than the correct installation point on the emergency parachute inner container. The harness and parachute had been obtained second-hand. The packer rectified the error and the pilot who supplied the harness and parachute was informed.
Injury
Pilot:
unhurt
Date
29.04.2025

(F12827)
Pilot
male

Age:
62

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
14 years

520 flights
(12 flights)
Location
Llantisilio,
Lllangollen,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
calm (1 m/s),
not turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Buzz 7

Launch Type:
foot

Summary
The pilot was attempting a reverse launch when the wing snagged on shrubs, partially inflated. It became inverted, with its leading edge on the ground. The pilot lost control of the paraglider and was dragged, sustaining injury.
Injury
Pilot:
minor injuries
Date
28.04.2025

(F12841)
Pilot
male

Age:
55

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
7 years

68 flights
(1 flight)
Location
Shining Tor,
Buxton,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
calm (1 m/s),
not turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Mac Para
Aravis

Launch Type:
foot

Summary
The pilot misjudged the wind direction and crosswind element and collided with a wall.
Injury
Pilot:
seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture),

pelvis, hands, arms, shoulder
Date
28.04.2025

(F12831)
Pilot
male

Age:
57

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
4 years

1287 flights
(110 flights)
Location
Plaine Joux,
Passy,
FR

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
moderate (3m/s),
moderate turbulence (occasional pilot action required to maintain control),
rain, snow

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Air Design
Volt 4

Launch Type:
foot

Summary
The pilot encountered heavy rain on a cross country flight and opted to fly in accelerated mode to a landing area. The pilot released the accelerator to use the controls to land and the paraglider entered a deep stall. The pilot fell through trees and sustained injury in the impact with the ground.
Injury
Pilot:
seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture),

pelvis, feet, legs
Date
27.04.2025

(F12844)
Pilot
male

Age:
65

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
37 years

1000 flights
(10 flights)
Location
Mendlesham,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
moderate (3m/s),
not turbulent

Wing Type
Flexwing hang glider

Wing:
Moyes
RX Pro

Launch Type:
winch/vehicle tow

Summary
The pilot made a Controlled Airspace infringement, citing having the wrong airspace file set on their navigation instrument, and unfamiliarity with the local flying environment.
Injury
Pilot:
unhurt
Date
25.04.2025

(F12824)
Pilot
male

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
38 years

1000 flights
(4 flights)
Location
Howgills,
Sedburgh,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
moderate (3m/s),
strong turbulence (constant pilot action required to avoid loss of control)

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
777
Queen 2

Launch Type:
foot

Summary
The pilot lost control of their paraglider on launch in gusty conditions and was dragged sideways. Once airborne the pilot realised their emergency parachute was partially released. The pilot managed to stow it and landed without further incident.
Injury
Pilot:
unhurt
Date
22.04.2025

(F12823)
Pilot
male

Age:
61

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
32 years

701 flights
(18 flights)
Location
Windbank,
Kettlewell,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
moderate (3m/s),
strong turbulence (constant pilot action required to avoid loss of control)

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Flow Paragliders
Fusion

Launch Type:
foot

Summary
The pilot experienced a departure from normal flight, likely a large asymmetric collapse, upon exiting a thermal. The pilot cited strong winds and possibly encountering rotor as contributing to the loss of control. The paraglider lost a significant amount of height in its recovery and the pilot landed without further incident.
Injury
Pilot:
unhurt

Last updated: 4 July 2026

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