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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 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 28.09.2024 (E35686)	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: P	Location Herne Bay, Kent, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Unknown Unknown Launch Type: Foot	Summary The airborne pilot submitting the report had to take action to avoid an aerial conflict with a pilot who had just launched into their flightpath.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 28.09.2024 (E35695)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P Flying Experience: 21 years 3000 hours (120 hours) 3000 flights (80 flights)	Location Carlton Bank, Stokesley, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot lost control of the paraglider during a reverse launch.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 15.09.2024 (E35649)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: CP	Location Eype, Dorset, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Ion 4	Summary The pilot elected to top land in a field adjacent to the normal launch, in conditions where the wind strength was increasing. The pilot noted they were unable to push forward. Their wing was seen to collapse in rotor behind the cliff edge, and the pilot impacted the ground, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 14.09.2024 (E35636)	Pilot Male Age: 34 Rating: P Flying Experience: 12 years 350 hours (35 hours) 200 flights (30 flights)	Location Draycott, Wells, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 11 Launch Type: Foot	Summary After take-off, the pilot became aware that their harness pod would not close correctly and identified that an instrument tether line had tangled with a pod closure line, preventing the pod from closing. The pilot was able to correct the issue in flight.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 12.09.2024 (E35631)	Pilot Male Age: 67 Rating: P Flying Experience: 5 years 193 hours (65 hours) 155 flights (55 flights)	Location Worcester Beacon, Malvern, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Zoom X2C Launch Type: Foot	Summary Controlled airspace infringement. The pilot was formally debriefed after this incident, and reminded about the importance of observing airspace limits. The flight was excluded from all BHPA competition scoring.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 12.09.2024 (E35876)	Pilot Female Age: 61 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years 66 hours (21 hours) 107 flights (33 flights)	Location West Lomond, Gateside, Fife, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Mescal 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot lost control of their paraglider on launch and was lifted off their feet before touching down again. They were dragged across the ground and sustained an injury. They regained control of their wing and decided to fly down, landing without further incident.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Date 07.09.2024 (E35681)	Pilot Female Age: 24 Rating: P Flying Experience: 1000 hours (100 hours)	Location St Andre, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot's helmet came unclipped in flight. The pilot reported that the helmet buckle had caught on a zip fastener whilst in a turn.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 03.09.2024 (E35635)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 11 years 500 hours (60 hours) 1000 flights (80 flights)	Location Le Chalvet, St Andre-Les-Alpes, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was competing in the British & Dutch Open Paragliding Championships. During the flight they found themselves low in a heavily wooded valley and landed uneventfully on a dry riverbed.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 02.09.2024 (E35691)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years 1000 hours (25 hours) 500 flights (10 flights)	Location Stol ridge, Slovenia Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Very Strong, Strong Turbulence, Thundery	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Delta 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot experienced a collapse of their paraglider in strong turbulence and successfully deployed their emergency parachute, landing in a tree.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 31.08.2024 (E35572)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: P Flying Experience: 17 years 391 hours (8 hours) 495 flights (15 flights)	Location Tinto (South), Scotland, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Rise 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot fell over on take off and sustained injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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