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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 21.06.2024 (E35327)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 35 years 500 hours (15 hours) 700 flights (12 flights)	Location Parlick, Pennines, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon 9 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot experienced an asymmetric collapse on landing approach in thermic conditions. The paraglider re-inflated close to the ground and a successful landing was made. The pilot noted they made control input errors, and the paraglider re-inflated when the controls were released.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 21.06.2024 (E35334)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 600 hours (2 hours) (4 flights)	Location Silecroft, Silecroft, Cumbria, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was soaring along a dune on a beat with a downwind component. Their harness contacted the dune and the paraglider then asymmetrically collapsed, dragging the pilot over the dune and into a fence post, where the pilot sustained injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Date 17.06.2024 (E35314)	Pilot Male Age: 73 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 9 years 67 hours 153 flights (2 flights)	Location Woolacombe, Devon, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Phi Beat Light Launch Type: Foot	Summary After take-off the pilot became aware that the outer A-line riser was trapped in the speed system link (between A and B risers), causing the wingtip to be pulled in. The pilot opted to land immediately and touched down safely. When the load came off the riser after touchdown, the trapped riser released itself back to its normal configuration.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 12.06.2024 (E35292)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years 65 hours (30 hours) 130 flights (60 flights)	Location East Hill Devon, Sidbury, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero 7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot encountered sinking air during take-off, on a tight tree-sided launch area, and they collided with a tree.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 09.06.2024 (E35278)	Pilot Male Rating: CP Flying Experience: 10 hours	Location Devil's Dyke, Sussex, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Unknown PG Unknown	Summary The reporting witness noted that the conditions had deteriorated and the pilot was attempting to land when they experienced a large asymmetric collapse which re-inflated. A large asymmetric collapse on the other side of the wing then occurred. The pilot managed to land without injury.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 02.06.2024 (E35258)	Pilot Male Age: 77 Rating: P Flying Experience: 200 hours (4 hours)	Location Combe Gibbet, Hungerford, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was observed to be on approach to the landing field with their paraglider in big ears configuration. The wing entered a spin leading to a deep stall in conditions reported to be thermic, and the pilot impacted the ground sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 25.05.2024 (E35253)	Pilot Male Rating: CP Flying Experience: 4 years 20 hours	Location Chabre, Laragne, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was observed struggling to maintain directional control after take-off and the paraglider shape appeared distorted as if lines were knotted. The pilot landed in trees short of the landing field and dropped to the ground, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Date 23.05.2024 (E35239)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years 1000 hours (40 hours)	Location Vero, Ajaccio, France Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bonanza 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot identified a landing field following a cross country flight and noticed on final approach the field was in the lee of a small cutting. As they approached, a thermal came through and the pilot inadvertently stalled the wing, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 20.05.2024 (E35225)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 3 years 2 hours (2 hours) 25 flights (8 flights)	Location Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Preparing for a second flight after top landing, the pilot became aware that their emergency parachute had fallen out of their Gin Gingo 4 paragliding harness, despite having checked the emergency parachute handle was correctly installed as part of their pre-flight check. The pilot terminated the launch.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 19.05.2024 (E35226)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 22 years 100 hours (4 hours) 400 flights (20 flights)	Location Farway, Devon, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Mescal 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Immediately after take-off the pilot became aware that their right control line was caught at the pulley, preventing control input on that side. They top landed and landed hard on their right leg sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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