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Incident Reports (Informal)

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:

Incident reports for all wing types are displayed below in summary form.

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There are 3356 entries for all wing types

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Date

Pilot

Location

Wing Type

Summary

Injury
Incident Reports
Date
26.05.2017

(E4627)
Pilot
Male

Age:
47

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
32 years
Location
Savoie,
Near Grenoble,
France

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Enzo 3

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot lost control of glider while on competition task.
Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Internal Injuries
Date
25.05.2017

(E4597)
Pilot
Male

Age:
52

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
17 years
Location
Rushup Edge,
Derbyshire,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Sky Paragliders

Summary
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse shortly after take-off and lost control of his glider. Pilot struck the slope heavily.
Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Lumbar Spine
Date
25.05.2017

(E4624)
Pilot
Male

Age:
37

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
10 years

30 hours

70 flights
Location
Tan Hill, Wiltshire,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Buzz 4

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot became boxed in while ridge soaring in breezy conditions. Wing tips touched with other glider but all landed safely.
Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt
Date
25.05.2017

(E4631)
Pilot
Male

Age:
38

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
33 years

200 hours
(10 hours)

(20 flights)
Location
Meall a Bhuachaille,
Near Aviemore,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Alpina 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot twisted leg while doing fast slope landing causing spiral fracture to leg.
Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Feet, Legs
Date
25.05.2017

(E4743)
Pilot
Male

Age:
43

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
10 years

30 hours
(25 hours)

80 flights
(60 flights)
Location
Corndon hill,
Shropshire,
UK

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Niviuk
Koyot3

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse while ridge soaring and landed heavily.
Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Feet, Legs
Date
25.05.2017

(E4960)
Pilot
Male

Age:
52

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
17 years

220 hours
(14 hours)

263 flights
(17 flights)
Location
Rushup,
Castleton, Derbyshire,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Moderate Turbulence

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Sky Paragliders
Argos

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level while thermalling. Pilot impacted slope heavily.
Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Thoracic Spine
Date
25.05.2017

(E4962)
Pilot
Male

Age:
63

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
24 years

300 hours
(12 hours)

200 flights
(10 flights)
Location
Rufforth Gliding Club,
York,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Powered PG

Wing:
PARAMANIA
Gtx

Summary
Pilot stalled at low level having encountered sinking air. Pilot defended vertically and landed heavily.
Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Feet, Legs
Date
24.05.2017

(E4726)
Pilot
Male

Age:
51

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
47 years

655 hours
(42 hours)

1000 flights
(34 flights)
Location
Woldingham,
Surrey,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Light Turbulence

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills wing
Eagle

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Wasp,
Wasp

Summary
Pilot stalled on take-off.
Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Passenger:
Unhurt
Date
24.05.2017

(E4710)
Pilot
Male

Age:
58

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
10 years

2 hours
(1 hour)

12 flights
(8 flights)
Location
Challow Paramotor Club,
Wantage,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Powered PG

Wing:
Ozone
Roadster 2

Launch Type:
Foot

Summary
Pilot went off line during powered launch and collided with a fence.
Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Feet, Legs
Date
24.05.2017

(E4596)
Pilot
Male

Age:
58

Rating:
CP
Location
Challow Paramotor Club,
Wantage,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-5 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent

Wing Type
Powered PG

Launch Type:
Powered

Summary
Pilot attempted to launch but did not get airborne before running into a fence.
Injury
Pilot:
Seriously Injured,

Feet, Legs

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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