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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 30.07.2015 (E2331)	Pilot Male Flying Experience: 2 hours (6 hours) 6 flights (6 flights)	Location Fochriw, Merthyr Tydfill, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student was under instruction for attempts at soaring flight. Student had carried out three beats and was instructed to turn right away from the hill. Student failed to turn when instructed and impacted the slope twisting his left ankle.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 25.07.2015 (E2336)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 1020 hours (100 hours) 500 flights (50 flights)	Location Liddington Castle, Liddington, near Swindon, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: 777Gliders Queen Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off into gusty, thermic conditions with the wind off the hill. Pilot sustained a collapse at low level and then stalled the glider attempting to recover from the deflation. Pilot landed heavily in parachutal stall.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Internal Injuries
Date 23.07.2015 (E2301)	Pilot Male Age: 69	Location Milk Hill White Horse, Near Stanton St Bernard, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: UP Trango XC3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot approached for a slope landing but stalled glider too high. Landed heavily on his back.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Pelvis
Date 23.07.2015 (E2312)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: P Flying Experience: 15 years	Location Mt Caburn, Lewes, East Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Delta 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot attempted to launch in windy conditions but was lifted off facing backwards. Pilot attempted to spin round but lost control and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Head Injuries
Date 23.07.2015 (E2318)	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 14 years 10 hours (8 hours) 55 flights (15 flights)	Location Caburn, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Sprint Evo Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with another paraglider at low level. Both landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs Passenger: Unhurt
Date 18.07.2015 (E2304)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 37 years 1000 hours (25 hours) 1000 flights (76 flights)	Location Caburn, Near glynde, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot flew low over another pilot preparing to launch. The pilot on the ground launched his wing and it caught on the leg of the airborne pilot causing both to stall.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 17.07.2015 (E2812)	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 1000 hours (10 hours) 1000 flights (20 flights)	Location Pen Dinas, W. Wales, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Geo Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered collapse at 100m while coastal soaring, and was unable to regain control before hitting the ground.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 16.07.2015 (E2275)	Pilot Male Rating: Unqualified 2 flights (2 flights)	Location High and Over, Alfriston, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Atom 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student was on his third flight on his first day of EP training. He was following Instructor on the bats and did not get legs down for landing or flare as instructed. Previous 2 flights were very successful.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 16.07.2015 (E2292)	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 4 hours (4 hours) (13 flights)	Location Planfait, Annecy, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary During the launch the pilot was made aware of a tangled control line by a by-stander. Before becoming airborne the pilot aborted the launch and fell heavily, causing injury to his arm.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 15.07.2015 (E2703)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 36 years (61 hours) 2000 flights (60 flights)	Location Montalegre, Montalegre, Portugal Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Boomerang 10 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Whilst flying with 75% speed bar Pilot suffered large frontal collapse. The glider open very quickly with a large brake input. The pilot was unable to catch the aggressive recovery dive in time which led to second bigger collapse, cravat and twisted risers.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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