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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 20.10.2018 (E8828)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years 15 hours (1 hour) 30 flights (8 flights)	Location NHGPC, Great Fransham, Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Pilot spun glider having taken a wrap and induced a turn. Glider then entered cascade, which was not controlled by the pilot. Pilot deployed parachute but at too low an altitude for it to be effective.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 18.10.2018 (E8819)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Flying Experience: 12 years 35 hours (3 hours) 120 flights (18 flights)	Location Col de la Forclaz, Annecy, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: ICARO Cyber 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with another paraglider pilot while thermalling. Other pilot was flying soaring beats. Both pilots landed in trees in front of take-off uninjured.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 05.10.2018 (E8723)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 12 years 165 hours (25 hours) 420 flights (60 flights)	Location Lavante launch, Lejar Mountain Algodnales, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Hook 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot reverse launched successfully but was then lifted by a gust and pushed back over launch. Pilot collided with a rigged hang glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 03.10.2018 (E8618)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 8 years 7 hours (7 hours) 27 flights (27 flights)	Location Westbury White Horse, Westbury, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot launched but was unable to penetrate into wind. Pilot landed but stumbled and was dragged into a bench at the top of the hill.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 30.09.2018 (E8576)	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 9 years	Location Devils Dyke, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Unknown Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with another paraglider. Pilot's wing collapsed and he landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 29.09.2018 (E8771)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 8 years 23 hours (23 hours) 30 flights (30 flights)	Location High & Over, Alfriston, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot crashed in rotor turbulence behind the ridge.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 25.09.2018 (E8630)	Pilot Male Age: 67 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 27 years 111 hours (10 hours) 219 flights (21 flights)	Location Beer Head, Beer Head, East Devon, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Ion4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary In decreasing winds the pilot lost too much height to top land resulting in a downwind slope landing. Pilot attempted to run off speed but stumbled.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 25.09.2018 (E8573)	Pilot Male Age: 65 Flying Experience: 8 years 30 flights (30 flights)	Location Longstone Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Macpara Muse 1 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student tripped while running after a forward launch.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 24.09.2018 (E8510)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 41 years 2000 hours (20 hours)	Location Dungiven west, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Icaro 2000 Laminar 2000 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot successfully deployed drogue, attached to left shoulder strap, for a downslope landing. Pilot found glider impossible to turn and crashed onto a road having flown under telephone lines and over a hedge.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 24.09.2018 (E8603)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years 157 hours	Location Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot launched with slow airspeed and glider suffered a large asymmetric collapse. Pilot fell 20ft to road below take-off.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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