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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 04.05.2016 (E3384)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: P Flying Experience: 20 years 300 hours (25 hours) 600 flights (55 flights)	Location Milk Hill White Horse, Wiltshire, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Delta 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot flared on landing in strong wind and was lifted up and landed on one leg.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 02.05.2016 (E3214)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 5 hours (5 hours) 50 flights (50 flights)	Location Montmin, Doussard, France	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot deployed emergency parachute due to cravated spiral during SIV training. Harness velcro failed to release bridle causing the bridle to rip off the bridle tunnel rendering the airbag inoperative. Pilot landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.04.2016 (E3130)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: P Flying Experience: 27 years 700 hours 1500 flights	Location Combe gibbet, Hungerford, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: 777Gliders King Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with another paraglider while thermalling and suffered a small asymmetric collapse. Pilot dealt with collapse and landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.04.2016 (E3135)	Pilot Female Age: 32 Rating: P Flying Experience: 13 years 200 hours	Location Coombe gibbet, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airdesign Rise Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off into busy sky. Pilot noticed another glider close to her left and attempted to turn right but left side of wing contacted other pilot leading to a collapse on the left side of her wing. Pilot recovered and landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.04.2016 (E3138)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years	Location Bradwell Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Older DHV 1/2 or EN B. Launch Type: Foot	Summary Shortly after take-off, glider stalled in turbulence and entered cascade in solving spin and further stall. Pilot eventually regained control and top landed.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.04.2016 (E3140)	Pilot Female Age: 35 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years 10 hours (2 hours) 30 flights (8 flights)	Location Devil's Dyke, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Yeti Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot caught her foot on uneven ground while ground handling.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 17.04.2016 (E3143)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 10 years 45 hours 53 flights	Location Corn Ridge, Dartmoor, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Tequila 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot stalled glider at low level in turbulent, thermic conditions. Pilot impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 17.04.2016 (E3146)	Pilot Female Age: 53 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 600 hours (50 hours) 900 flights (25 flights)	Location Combe Gibbet, Hungerford, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary During BCC competition pilot flew low over take-off area. Another pilot inflated glider immediately below flying pilot without looking. Airborne pilot shouted and launching pilot pulled wing back down.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.04.2016 (E3154)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: EP under training Flying Experience: 11 years 2 hours (1 hour) 15 flights (2 flights)	Location Sopot, Sopot, Bulgaria Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Bruce Goldsmith Design Adam Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student fell over on to side due to line over wingtip causing glider to go off to one side.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 02.04.2016 (E3111)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 4 hours (1 hour) 25 flights (4 flights)	Location Beachhead, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Bright Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot twisted his foot on touchdown during normal landing.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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