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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.

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

All Wing Types Paraglider Flexwing Hang Glider Rigid Hang Glider Speedrider Speedflyer/Miniwing Powered PG Powered HG Other

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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 28.01.2012 (E336)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 18 years 60 hours 100 flights	Location Crieff, Scotland, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Dudek Reaction Launch Type: Powered Engine: Parajet, Cyclone	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with another paramotor pilot and became entangled. Came down under other pilot's parachute as other failed to deploy.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 10.01.2012 (E623)	Pilot Male Age: 31 Rating: Unqualified Flying Experience: 17 years 200 hours	Location Hambrook, Chichester, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Powered PG Wing: Paramania Fusion Launch Type: Powered Engine: Bulldog, Spirit	Summary While practising low level manoeuvres the pilot applied too much brake (against the engine torque) and spun the glider.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 09.01.2012 (B4613)	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: P	Location Bishop Hill, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mamboo Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot inflated glider in gusty conditions and was lifted up and dumped down on shoulder.	Injury Pilot: Fr collarbone
Date 09.01.2012 (E293)	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years 460 hours 730 flights	Location Bishop Hill, Scotland, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mamboo Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot built a wall with his paraglider in preparation to launch. As he launched the glider a gust of wind lifted him off his feet and he fell heavily on his shoulder.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 08.01.2012 (B4612)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: Under training	Location Ditchling Beacon, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 110-130 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student failed to flare on landing and slid in seated catching foot in soft earth.	Injury Pilot: Fr fibula and tibia
Date 08.01.2012 (E334)	Pilot Male Age: 41 11 flights	Location Ditchling Beacon, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student did not flare on landing and stayed in seated position. Caught foot under harness seat.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 20.11.2011 (B4611)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: Under training	Location High and Over, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 5 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student sat back in harness too soon and was not in position to run as glider came back down. Landed awkwardly on ankle.	Injury Pilot: Sprained ankle
Date 01.11.2011 (B4610)	Pilot Male Age: 23 Rating: CP	Location Bulbarrow, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Addict 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged height loss and wind direction during a 360. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr heel
Date 28.10.2011 (B4609)	Pilot Female Age: 16 Rating: Under training	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Falcon Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Student failed to correct course deviation to left and glider impacted at speed.	Injury Pilot: Fatal
Date 23.10.2011 (B4608)	Pilot Female Age: 36 Rating: CP	Location Conil de la Frontera, Spain Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Hook 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot stalled glider from 10m as a result of slowing glider too much prior to landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr t10, t11 and l3 vertebrae.

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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