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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 19.07.2024 (E35570)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: P Flying Experience: 20 years (34 hours) (51 flights)	Location Brighstone, Isle of Wight, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Zeno 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot landed heavily and sustained injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Date 14.07.2024 (E35410)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 300 hours (60 hours)	Location Thurnham, Kent, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Artik 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot approached to slope land with speed, and sustained injury when they tripped in a rabbit hole.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Date 13.07.2024 (E35582)	Pilot Male Age: 74 Rating: P Flying Experience: 33 years 300 hours (2 hours) (4 flights)	Location Wetton, Staffordshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flow Paragliders Cosmos Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot lost control of the wing on launch. They inadvertently became airborne and were turned back into the hill.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Date 08.07.2024 (E35383)	Pilot Unknown	Location N/A, N/A, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon	Summary The paraglider with less than 100hrs use was inspected by a service centre which reported multiple small tears to the leading edge material over the locations of stiffening rods. Further investigation revealed that this was likely to be due to abrasion of the leading edge over certain ground surfaces.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 03.07.2024 (E35373)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: P Flying Experience: 4 years 50 hours (3 hours) 150 flights (10 flights)	Location Buljarica, Čanj, Montenegro Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot chose to land in a field other than the designated landing field, selecting a field with a small hill at its upwind end. They approached the upwind end of the landing field and became aware of turbulence in the lee of the hill. The pilot opted to make a 360 degree turn and lost height rapidly in the turn. They hit the ground during the downwind part of the turn and sustained injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Date 30.06.2024 (E35380)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: P Flying Experience: 27 years 1100 hours (50 hours) 1000 flights (25 flights)	Location Kobala, Tolmin, Slovenia Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Alpina 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot mistimed their landing flare, causing the wing to climb and then stall, dropping the pilot to the ground where they sustained injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Date 26.06.2024 (E35347)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P Flying Experience: 10 years 36 hours (12 hours) 175 flights (38 flights)	Location Rushup Edge, Hope Valley, Peak District, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Epic Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot took action to deconflict with another paraglider on final approach to land, and clipped the top of a dry stone wall.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 24.06.2024 (E35335)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: CP	Location Nont Sarahs, Huddersfield, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 7 light Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot collided with rocks whilst soaring in light winds. The impact was seen to be on the base of the harness. The pilot cited distraction due to altering harness settings in flight.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 23.06.2024 (E35331)	Pilot Male Age: 27 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years 6 hours (6 hours) 40 flights (40 flights)	Location Bradwell Edge, Derbyshire, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot launched in sinking air and initially was able to steer around ground obstacles before colliding with a large tree.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt

Date 22.06.2024 (E35333)	Pilot Female Age: 64 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years 22 hours (4 hours) 62 flights (10 flights)	Location Latrigg, Keswick, Cumbria, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Eazy 2 S/L Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot took action to counter a frontal collapse on final approach to land. The paraglider turned sharply to the left, the canopy settling over a large tree. The pilot was suspended in the lower branches and was recovered by the Fire Brigade.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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