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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 25.02.2016 (E3024)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Flying Experience: 1 hour (2 hours) 6 flights (6 flights)	Location Tailbridge Hill, Nateby, Cumbria, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-turn Infinity 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student fell over having landed on top, into wind very well executed with glider down, then foot stuck in divot as he fell to one side - twisting his ankle.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 24.02.2016 (E3095)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 119 hours (6 hours) 119 flights (12 flights)	Location Tamaimo- nr Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Spain Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Base Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged his approach and lost more height than expected while on the downwind leg. Pilot crashed into a wall before being able to turn into wind.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 18.02.2016 (E3006)	Pilot Male Age: 67 Rating: P Flying Experience: 17 years	Location Uffington-white-horse, Uffington, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Base Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot flew into an area that was out of wind and encountered lee-side turbulence. Glider suffered asymmetric collapse then dived. Pilot crashed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 18.02.2016 (E3009)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 22 years 448 hours (32 hours) 856 flights (90 flights)	Location Combe Gibbet, Near Hungerford, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Bi Beta 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged landing approach having been caught out by rising ground along flight path. Pilot landed with high ground speed having failed to get round into wind. Both pilot and passenger were unhurt.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt
Date 15.02.2016 (E3019)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: P Flying Experience: 1001 hours (40 hours) 501 flights (37 flights)	Location Roldanillo, Roldanillo, Colombia Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Carrera+ Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot spun glider while adopting "aggressive" S turns on final approach in fifty conditions.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Pelvis
Date 14.02.2016 (E2996)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: P Flying Experience: 13 years 135 hours (21 hours) 230 flights (24 flights)	Location Marske/Saltburn, Saltburn, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence, Front Influence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova ION 2 light Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was caught out by increasing winds while coastal soaring and was pushed back despite use of speed bar. Pilot turned inland and was able to land unhurt.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 14.02.2016 (E3797)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 17 years 300 hours (21 hours) 350 flights (13 flights)	Location Saltburn, Saltburn, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-Turn Blacklight Launch Type: Foot	Summary While coastal soaring pilot failed to notice gust front and was blown back. Pilot avoided houses and woods but was dragged in landing field.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 06.02.2016 (E2986)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P Flying Experience: 14 years 200 hours (6 hours) 200 flights (20 flights)	Location Matalascanas, Matalascanas, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Atlas Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot encountered turbulent, sinking air while flying very close to a cliff. Glider suffered collapse and pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 27.01.2016 (E2984)	Pilot Male Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 450 hours (10 hours) 600 flights (10 flights)	Location Ansermanuevo, Ansermanuevo, Colombia Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Delta 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot got low on cross country flight and ran out of landing options. Pilot made slope landing to avoid power lines and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Lumbar Spine
Date 23.01.2016 (E2972)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years 50 hours (25 hours) 91 flights (45 flights)	Location Bello Horizonte, Piedechinche, Colombia Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot lost control of glider on launch and was pendulumed back into the hill.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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