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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
• Flexwing Hang Glider
• Rigid Hang Glider
• Speedrider
• Speedflyer/Miniwing
• Powered PG
• Powered HG
• Other

Incident reports for paraglider wings 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 2555 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 14.05.2004 (B3784)	Pilot Male Rating: P	Location Blorenge, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Vulcan Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot discovered the The Loft had replaced lines incorrectly during a service causing the glider to be deformed in flight. Pilot was not able to discover fault during pre-flight check as all looked ok.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 07.05.2004 (B3781)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: Novice	Location Fochriw, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student failed to control glider having made a successful top landing. Glider pulled student over causing 2 broken fingers.	Injury Pilot: 2 fr fingers
Date 02.05.2004 (B3779)	Pilot Male Age: 31 Rating: Novice	Location Mt Caburn, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student became boxed in by another pilot and crashed having taken avoiding action.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle
Date 02.05.2004 (B3780)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P	Location Bewaldeth, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bonanza Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse in rough thermic conditions which developed into a rotation. Pilot deployed reserve and landed safely though dragged on landing due to strong wind.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.04.2004 (B3776)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: Novice	Location Muggery Bottom, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Windtech Coral Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student went over on ankle while ground handling.	Injury Pilot: Spr ankle
Date 24.04.2004 (B3777)	Pilot Male Age: 35 Rating: Novice	Location UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon 4 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student failed to control glider after aborted take off. Glider reinflated and lifted student approx 2m into the air before dumping him back down heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr fibula
Date 22.04.2004 (B3775)	Pilot Male Age: 24 Rating: Novice	Location Rhossili, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student landed then got dragged into stone wall while attempting to walk glider back to launch.	Injury Pilot: Bruising and spr ankle
Date 18.04.2004 (B3774)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: CP	Location Mayo Bridge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Artax Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot spun glider then suffered 2 asymmetric collapses before hitting hill.	Injury Pilot: Possible fr pelvis
Date 17.04.2004 (B3773)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P	Location UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Argon Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Weak link broke at 80ft in gusty conditions and pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 30.03.2004 (B3770)	Pilot Female Age: 34 Rating: Novice	Location Plain Joux, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Lift Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student overcompensated asymmetric at 30m and spun into building.	Injury Pilot: Fr heal and compressed vertebra

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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