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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 15.08.2015 (E2551)	Pilot Male Age: 65 Rating: P Flying Experience: 500 hours (40 hours) (50 flights)	Location Devils Dyke, 50.885N, 00.213W, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Carrera Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with a hang glider having failed to see the glider until too late. Gliders touched wing tips and both were able to land safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 12.08.2015 (E2554)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 20 hours (20 hours) 30 flights (30 flights)	Location Kobala, Soca valley, Slovenia Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent, Front Influence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Atlas Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and ran out of landing area forcing a turn at low level.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 12.08.2015 (E2825)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 33 years 500 hours (10 hours) 1500 flights (20 flights)	Location BoPeep, Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged wind speed on top landing and landed backwards. Pilot on one side of barbed wire fence and glider on the other. No damage to either.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.08.2015 (E2350)	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 6 hours (6 hours) 16 flights (16 flights)	Location Beachy Head, East Sussex, Near Eastbourne East Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Atlas Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged a turn which put him over trees. Pilot then hit sink and could not clear the trees so elected to land on top of them. Pilot landed with feet on the ground between the trees.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.08.2015 (E2356)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 27 years 281 hours (12 hours) 562 flights (22 flights)	Location Eyam Edge, Eyam, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot felt glider surge forward and so applied full brake. Glider stalled and pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Thoracic Spine
Date 08.08.2015 (E2365)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: CP with sub 20 qualification Flying Experience: 17 years 120 hours (10 hours) 150 flights (30 flights)	Location Disgwylfa Fawr, Nr Aberystwyth, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-Turn Thriller Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot failed to control a wingover performed at low level. Pilot managed to steer the wing to prevent 'head on' impact with the hill but landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Pelvis
Date 05.08.2015 (E2346)	Pilot Female Age: 46 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 26 years 150 hours (5 hours) 210 flights (7 flights)	Location The Warren, Folkestone, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered a collapse having flown into the lee of a spur while coastal cliff soaring. Pilot landed heavily and was rescued by other club members.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 01.08.2015 (E2328)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: Unqualified Flying Experience: 1 hour (1 hour) 6 flights (6 flights)	Location Muggery, Newhaven, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The student failed to follow signal bats into wind, landed slightly cross wind, and failed to flare or run.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 31.07.2015 (E2324)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Flying Experience: 35 years	Location Beer Head, Beer, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Firebird Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse and struck cliff before regaining control and landing.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 31.07.2015 (E2327)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 16 years	Location Edge Top, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Carrera Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered an asymmetric collapse at low level and impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fatal

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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