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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 28.08.2010 (B4489)	Pilot Male Age: 43	Location Staddon Heights, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot attempted to launch from area in turbulence due to strong, gusty winds. Pilot was immediately lifted 15 to 20m into the air where he suffered an asymmetric collapse. The glider then turned and dived into the hill.	Injury Unknown
Date 22.08.2010 (B4486)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: CP	Location Chabre, France Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Solar Wings Scandal Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and landed downwind.	Injury Pilot: Bruising to face and arms
Date 21.08.2010 (B4485)	Pilot Male Age: 67 Rating: AP	Location Bigsteer, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Cheetah 166 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot encountered turbulence on approach and was unable to control glider resulting in crash landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebrae, ribs and thumb.
Date 19.08.2010 (B4484)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: CP	Location Hill Farm Fransham, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Ariel Arts Clubman Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and heavily in wrong field.	Injury Pilot: Cuts and bruises to arms and face
Date 18.08.2010 (B4483)	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: CP	Location Tinto South, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot got into difficulties in strong wind and was seen to drift back over top of hill where he subsequently crashed.	Injury Pilot: Back injuries
Date 15.08.2010 (B4482)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: P	Location Aonach Mor, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot encountered unexpected sink on approach and turned sharply to avoid parked cars. Glider stalled and pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebra
Date 10.08.2010 (B4481)	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: P	Location Disgwylfa Fawr, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Boomerang sport Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot hit sink on approach and was not able to get legs down before harness struck rock hidden by the grass.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebra
Date 08.08.2010 (B4479)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: AP	Location Bradwell Edge, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Axis Vega 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered mid-air collision with another paraglider. Luckily, both landed safely as contact was minimal.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.08.2010 (B4480)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: AP	Location N Ireland, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse on approach.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebrae
Date 27.07.2010 (B4478)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P	Location Harlech, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Ibex Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot did not manage to get airborne in prevailing conditions and crashed into wall at end of launch area.	Injury Pilot: Fractured heel and wrist.

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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