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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:

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

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There are 2555 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 07.02.2017 (E4218)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: P Flying Experience: 17 years 85 hours (11 hours) (13 flights)	Location Los Tanques, Roldanillo, Colombia Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skyman Cross Country Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot got low between two sets of power lines and opted to slope land. Pilot hit sink then suffered an asymmetric collapse landing heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 31.01.2017 (E4236)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 37 years 3000 hours (50 hours) 2000 flights (40 flights)	Location Porterville, South Africa, South Africa Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Very Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Zeno Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered a frontal collapse with recovered with a 40-50% cravat. The pilot attempted to pump out the cravat but entered a spiral dive. Pilot deployed his emergency parachute but landed on a rock.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 25.01.2017 (E4205)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Flying Experience: 10 years 1 hour (1 hour)	Location New Lane, Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student attempted to top land in increasing winds. Student used speed bar but sustained an asymmetric collapse at about 5m. Student landed awkwardly while turning.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 22.01.2017 (E4192)	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 14 years	Location Sarangkot, Pokhara, Nepal Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot landed in a tree then fell while attempting to climb down.	Injury Pilot: Fatal, Internal Injuries
Date 21.01.2017 (E4191)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 10 years 20 hours (15 hours) 35 flights (30 flights)	Location Blease Fell, Keswick, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Sport 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary While on approach to landing the pilot decided to land in a field adjacent to the landing field because of the close proximity of other landing pilots. Pilot was aware of the power line running parallel to the field but did not see the line running across the field. Glider struck line which snapped and the pilot fell to the ground.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.01.2017 (E4214)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P Flying Experience: 20 years 183 hours (16 hours) 246 flights (27 flights)	Location Mercury, Hampshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Bruce Goldsmith Design Dual Launch Type: Foot	Summary Tandem pilot initiated landing flare but then let up causing a slight pendulum. Subsequent landing was heavier than usual, compounded by hard, frozen ground in landing area.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs Passenger: Unhurt
Date 04.01.2017 (E4164)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P Flying Experience: 15 years 800 hours (50 hours) 1000 flights (50 flights)	Location Whiterocks, Portrush, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Trickster Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot, experienced in mini wings, was flying an acro wing for the first time at local dunes. After a period of familiarisation he began to make more aggressive turns. During one turn the pilot applied an excessive amount of control causing the wing to collapse. The wing recovered but had lost significant height and the pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 04.01.2017 (E4173)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 22 years 507 hours (23 hours) 1048 flights (109 flights)	Location Westbury, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance BiBeta 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot armed quickouts prior to tandem inflation in strong conditions to enable rapid release if necessary. Pilot intended to disarm prior to actual launch. Pilot forgot to disarm on launch but did so a few minutes into the flight.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt
Date 02.01.2017 (E4149)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 18 years 1300 hours (100 hours)	Location Bratton Camp, Westbury, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Triple Seven Queen Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot narrowly avoided mid-air collision with another pilot who appeared not to know what they were doing. It turned out that the pilot, who had no BHPA rating, was being coached by two other pilots.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 31.12.2016 (E4176)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: Pilot (tandem) Flying Experience: 30 years 340 hours (40 hours)	Location Dunstable Downs, Dunstable, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Bi-Beta 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot armed quickouts prior to tandem flight in breezy conditions with damp grass under foot and close to hedge, road and trees. Pilot intended to disarm as soon as in safe flight. On attempting to disarm the pilot's finger slipped and hit the release button. Pilot was able to push insert back into place and disarm.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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