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Incident reports for paraglider wings are displayed below in summary form.

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 14.12.2024 (E35928)	Pilot Male Rating: Unknown	Location Westbury White Horse, Westbury, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Unknown paraglider Unknown Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was seen attempting to launch their paraglider during a gust and was dragged over the launch area into a wooden bench. They were assisted by other pilots. If any injuries, they are unknown. No further information available.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.12.2024 (E35976)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: P Flying Experience: 5 years 480 hours (50 hours) 500 flights (50 flights)	Location Porterville, Porterville, South Africa Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary During a thermal flight the pilot became aware that there was uneven geometry of their Advance Impress 4 harness and the left zipper attaching the pod had unfastened to the bottom of the harness. The pilot landed normally. The pilot identified that they had inadvertently detached the left-hand secondary harness loop from the main carabiner. They cited their packing technique of habitually disconnecting the wing from the harness as contributing to the issue.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 14.11.2024 (E35874)	Pilot Male Age: 67 Rating: AP	Location Bo Peep, Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 10 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot experienced an asymmetric collapse in turbulent air during a ridge soaring flight. They were unable to deploy their emergency parachute in time and impacted the ground, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 24.10.2024 (E35865)	Pilot Age: 51 Rating: P Flying Experience: 13 years 800 hours (45 hours)	Location Bir Billing, Himachal Pradesh, India Conditions: Strong	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was attempting to top land in thermic conditions and inadvertently ended up behind the front lip of the ridge, in rotor. The paraglider experienced an asymmetric collapse on approach to land. The pilot struck the ground hard and sustained injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Thoracic Spine
Date 19.10.2024 (E35764)	Pilot Male Rating: P	Location Rybury, Alton Barnes, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-Turn Blackout Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was seen to initiate an acro manoeuvre at ridge height and was unable to recover to normal flight before impacting the hillside.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 18.10.2024 (E35783)	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 8 years 243 hours (57 hours) 205 flights (49 flights)	Location Poniente North, Algodonales, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The paraglider entered a spin and the pilot applied control inputs to regain normal flight. The wing began to spiral dive. The pilot was not able to effect a recovery, or deploy their emergency parachute, before impact.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 17.10.2024 (E35772)	Pilot Male Age: 73 Rating: P Flying Experience: 25 years 168 hours (19 hours) 433 flights (21 flights)	Location The Terrace, Chale, Isle of Wight, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Calm, Very Strong Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was attempting to fly back to the take-off area, and flew into rotor. Whilst attempting to fly out of the rotor area, they induced a stall near to the ground and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 17.10.2024 (E35781)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: P Flying Experience: 22 years 450 hours (40 hours) 750 flights (25 flights)	Location Oludeniz, Oludeniz, Turkey Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chilli 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary An in-flight video shows the pilot's emergency parachute handle had become detached from its normal mounting position on their SupAir Delight 4 harness during an SIV manoeuvre (the pilot stated they had checked the retaining pins were properly engaged as part of their pre-flight check). Upon landing touchdown, the emergency parachute fell out of the harness's parachute container.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 10.10.2024 (E35808)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P Flying Experience: 4 years 172 hours (65 hours) 282 flights (92 flights)	Location Ingleborough, Ingleton, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot experienced a large asymmetric collapse whilst scratching close to the hill. They impacted on rocks, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 03.10.2024 (E35694)	Pilot Male Age: 85 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 36 years 1000 hours (20 hours) 999 flights (30 flights)	Location Hownam Law, The Cheviots, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Delta 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot elected to top land in gusty conditions. The wind was reported to be perpendicular to the hill. The pilot was dragged on touchdown and sustained injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Head Injuries

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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