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All incident reports submitted via the old Euro system, and approved for publication before it was shut down, can be found below.

Once passed for publication, all new incident reports submitted via the FIDA pan Europe incident reporting system, can be found on our FIDA Incident Reports page

Summaries of incident reports are available 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 flights flown and flights flown in the past six months are displayed below, 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 28.10.2014 (E1580)	Pilot Age: 49 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years 1000 hours (50 hours)	Location Famara, Famara, Spain	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Discuc c Launch Type: Foot	Summary While holding the front wires under tension during a pre-flight check, the pilot noticed the rear wire snap at the end of the swage coming out of the keel. The pilot suspects that where the wire comes through the keel there is not enough clearance and no protection for the single wire coming out. While the glider is parked and the wind moves the glider it has slowly cut through the wire.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 16.10.2014 (E1555)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Flying Experience: 13 years 2 hours (2 hours) 10 flights (8 flights)	Location El Bosque, El Bosque, Andalusia, Spain, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student collided with a tree shortly after take off.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 16.10.2014 (E1650)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years	Location Poniente - Algodonales, Algodonales, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision while attempting to turn in a thermal, close to the ridge. Both pilots deployed parachutes and landed unhurt. Video evidence shows both pilots had ample time to take avoiding action.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 05.10.2014 (E1524)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 1015 hours (40 hours) (35 flights)	Location Knitson Hill, Swanage, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mantra 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot encountered turbulence while trying to manage a low save. The glider suffered an asymmetric collapse on one tip then the other. As the glider recovered the pilot pendulumed under the glider and impacted the ridge.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Lumbar Spine
Date 05.10.2014 (E1526)	Pilot Male	Location Milk Hill (White Horse), Wiltshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot	Summary Unidentified pilot appeared to stall glider on final approach and landed heavily on his back.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Thoracic Spine
Date 03.10.2014 (E1518)	Pilot Male 1 flight (1 flight)	Location SE landing of Lijar, Algodonales, Spain Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Ozone Mojo 4 Launch Type: Powered Engine: Parajet, Zenith	Summary Student lifted leg too early while attempting second powered flight. Prop broke and pilot did not back off power as instructed and was pushed over.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 02.10.2014 (E1510)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 1000 hours (100 hours) 1000 flights (100 flights)	Location Rushup Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Omega 8 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was continually 'buzzed' by a quadcopter. Pilot suspects the quad was being flown remotely without line of sight using goggles. After coming very close on a couple of accessions the pilot landed, concerned of the risk of collision. The drone pilot could not be identified.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 30.09.2014 (E1516)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 14 years 4 hours (4 hours) (31 flights)	Location Newhaven, Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was attempting to soar coastal cliffs but was unable to stay up. He landed on a stretch of exposed rocky shore and the glider became tangled in the rocks. As the tide was coming in the pilot was forced to leave the glider and recover it later that day.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 30.09.2014 (E1515)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 14 years 7 hours (6 hours) 70 flights (40 flights)	Location Newhaven Cliffs, Newhaven, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary While attempting to soar coastal cliffs the pilot began to sink out. He then flew on to an area where he hoped there would be lift but continued to descend. The pilot landed on a section of exposed rocky beach. The glider came down in the water and became entangled on the rocks. As the tide was coming in the pilot was forced to abandon the glider and recover it later in the day at low tide.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 29.09.2014 (E1499)	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years 7 hours (5 hours) 20 flights (15 flights)	Location Mt Caburn, Glynde, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made tight turn in small thermal and spun glider. Pilot recovered wing but did not have enough height to prevent impact with hillside.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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