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All 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 below. This page will also slowly include a growing list of older incident report summaries.

Unfortunately, whilst all our old incident reports were successfully imported into the FIDA database by our German colleagues, they failed to include the status of the "publish" field used to determine if it can be made available on our website. As a result around 1,400 old reports now have to be reviewed and cross checked before they can appear here. This is a painfully slow process, and is likely to take some time to complete.

In the meantime a full list of all incident reports submitted via the old Euro system and passed for publication is available on our Incident reports Archive 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.

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 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 117 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 02.03.2013 (F10695)	Pilot male Age: 56 48 flights	Location Derbyshire, GB Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Airflex Launch Type: winch/vehicle tow	Summary Pilot went off line on winch launch and instructor gave wrong directional command resulting in student going further off line and landing heavily on airbag.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), lumbar spine
Date 23.02.2013 (F10681)	Pilot male	Location Lancashire, GB Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: calm (1 m/s), not turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus Launch Type: foot	Summary Pilot top landed not square into wind. Glider dropped to one side and pilot was dragged.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), feet, legs
Date 15.02.2013 (F10704)	Pilot male Age: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years	Location Keswick, GB Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, light turbulence (no pilot action required to maintain control)	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Aerodyne Shaolin Launch Type: foot	Summary Pilot caught foot on moss covered rock while slope landing.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), feet, legs
Date 27.01.2013 (F10706)	Pilot male Age: 63 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years	Location Tenerife, ES Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z 3 Launch Type: foot	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and overshot chosen landing area. Turned to avoid pile of rubble but stalled glider from 5m landing on back.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), lumbar spine
Date 16.12.2012 (F10677)	Pilot male Age: 57 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 16 years 20 flights	Location North Yorkshire, GB Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: calm (1 m/s), not turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Prion Launch Type: foot	Summary Pilot did not notice that wind had shifted in the landing area and slowed glider down too much on approach. Glider stalled then spun in from 5m.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), hands, arms, shoulder
Date 11.11.2012 (F10672)	Pilot female Age: 44 16 flights	Location Newhaven, GB Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, not turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Logic Launch Type: foot	Summary Student failed to stand up out of harness and flare for landing. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), feet, legs
Date 20.10.2012 (F10675)	Pilot male Age: 27 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 16 years	Location Parlick, GB Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions:, moderate turbulence (occasional pilot action required to maintain control)	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4 Launch Type: foot	Summary Pilot was lifted off the ground facing the wrong direction while attempting to launch in strong winds. Pilot failed to control the glider before it turned and impacted the hill.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), hands, arms, shoulder
Date 14.10.2012 (F10668)	Pilot male Age: 33 Rating: P Flying Experience: 17 years	Location Swansea, GB Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h	Wing Type Parakite/Speedflyer/Miniwing (foot-launched) Wing: Ozone Fazer Launch Type: foot	Summary Pilot was soaring mini wing and misjudged downwind beat. Impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), lumbar spine
Date 06.10.2012 (F10666)	Pilot male Age: 43 Rating: CP	Location Fransham, GB Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: not recorded Launch Type: winch/vehicle tow	Summary Pilot was being winched when weak link broke at 10m. Pilot landed heavily on feet then back.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), lumbar spine
Date 15.09.2012 (F10657)	Pilot male Age: 44	Location Swansea, GB Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, not turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Harmony Launch Type: foot	Summary Student launched glider but then stumbled and fell over on to outstretched arm.	Injury Pilot: seriously injured (more tan 48h in hospital, fractures (except for finger, nose, toe), haermorrhage, ligament rupture), hands, arms, shoulder

Last updated: 18 May 2026

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