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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 18.10.2013 (E833)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years 1000 hours	Location Paradise Ridge, South Africa Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 8 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot lost control of glider, possible spin, but exact nature of control loss is unknown. Pilot crashed into cliffs.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 18.10.2013 (E834)	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 360 hours 435 flights	Location The Warren, Folkestone, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Sprint Evo Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off and turned downwind which put him in the lee of a headland. Pilot had asymmetric collapse which turned the glider into the cliff. Pilot fell down cliff but was relatively uninjured.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Lumbar Spine
Date 06.10.2013 (E831)	Pilot Male Rating: CP Flying Experience: 13 years 2 hours	Location Milk Hill, Wiltshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha Launch Type: Foot	Summary While pilot was ridge soaring in light conditions he collided with the glider of another pilot who was kiting his wing up the will. No injuries.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 05.10.2013 (E830)	Pilot Male Age: 41	Location Whetton, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nervures Estive Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student forward launched glider but allowed the glider to overfly him. Student was pulled over.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 05.10.2013 (E839)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 701 hours 1800 flights	Location St Bees, Cumbria, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Stratus WRC Launch Type: Foot	Summary While soaring sea cliffs at about 50m AGL a light aircraft passed 75m in front of, and at the same altitude as the paraglider pilot. Airprox filed.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.09.2013 (E835)	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: P Flying Experience: 25 years 450 hours	Location Babadag, Oludeniz, Turkey Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Aspen 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Having failed to recover from a spin the risers twisted up and the pilot deployed his parachute. The parachute failed to open fully and the pilot hit the water hard enough to burst harness airbag. Possible issues with packing.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 14.09.2013 (E827)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 21 years 750 hours	Location Lords Seat, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 8 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot did not notice change in wind direction and could not adjust in time for landing. Landed crosswind and caught leg on tussock of grass.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 12.09.2013 (E829)	Pilot Female Age: 32	Location Steyning Bowl, Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Paragliders Fides Evo Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student landed a little too fast and did not flare hard enough. Student stumbled forward onto hand.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 05.09.2013 (E820)	Pilot Male Rating: CP Flying Experience: 14 years 30 hours	Location Rybury, Wiltshire, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Prion Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot struggled to launch and then flew parallel to the hillside in increasing winds. Glider suffered asymmetric collapse and turned towards the hill. Glider reinflated but pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 04.09.2013 (E824)	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Allez Up, Laragne, France	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During a parachute check it was discovered that the velcro used to alter the size of the parachute compartment had damaged the deployment bag. The velcro was refitted correctly and the parachute reinstalled.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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