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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
22.06.2003

(B3676)

Pilot
Female

Rating:
Novice

Location
Kimmeridge,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Up
Vision Classic

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
22.06.2003

(B3677)

Pilot
Male

Age:
38

Rating:
P

Location
Waringham,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Parascender

Wing:
Harley
454

Launch Type:
Vehicle/Boat Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
21.06.2003

(B3674)

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Rating:
CP

Location
Edenfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Moyes
Extralite

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
21.06.2003

(B3675)

Pilot
Male

Rating:
Novice

Location
Little Tailbridge,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Apco
Prima

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Dislocated right arm

Date
19.06.2003

(B3673)

Pilot
Male

Age:
47

Rating:
AP

Location
Forclaz,
France

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Gradient
Bliss

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
Pilot had hard landing after attempting to land in strong windy and thermic conditions.

Injury
Pilot:
Fr r ankle (lateral maleolus), fr r wrist (medial styloid).

Date
16.06.2003

(B3672)

Pilot
Male

Age:
42

Rating:
CP

Location
Pincots Lane,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Powered HG

Wing:
Avian
Java

Launch Type:
Powered

Engine:
Doodle Bug

Summary
Pilot turned off engine too soon and was unable to make landing field hitting power lines.

Injury
Pilot:
15% electrical burns, hip, abdomen and legs.

Date
15.06.2003

(B3667)

Pilot
Male

Age:
64

Rating:
CP

Location
Broughton Heights,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Turbulent

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Edel
Atlas

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Fractured vertebra

Date
15.06.2003

(B3668)

Pilot
Male

Age:
44

Rating:
CP

Location
Knipe Scar,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Ozone
Vibe

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Crushed vertabrae - broken wrist

Date
15.06.2003

(B3669)

Pilot
Male

Rating:
CP

Location
Bradwell Edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Airwave
Wave

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken tibia at ankle

Date
15.06.2003

(B3670)

Pilot
Male

Location
Sutton Bank,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Paraglider

Wing:
Nova


Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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