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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 02.09.2013 (E821)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 19 years 500 hours 800 flights	Location Frocester, Avon, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Delta 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was scratching low over trees utilising weak thermic lift. Pilot then encountered large sink and landed in the top of the trees. Branches then gave way and pilot fell 7-10m to the ground in a sitting position.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Cervical Spine
Date 31.08.2013 (E818)	Pilot Male Age: 66 Flying Experience: 26 years 100 hours	Location Ditchling, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Cruiser 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student did refresher top to bottom but flared to high/hard and was lifted up and landed on his back.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 30.08.2013 (E838)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 16 years 21 hours 50 flights	Location Dune de Pyla, France Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Team 5 Blue MT Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot "slowed glider down" in order to reduce glide on approach. Pilot then applied even more brake and eventually the glider stalled. Pilot fell from approx 10m onto the sand.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 27.08.2013 (E817)	Pilot Male Age: 43	Location Leckhampton Hill, Cheltenham, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Ra Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had asymmetric collapse below the top of the ridge and crashed into the side of the hill.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 26.08.2013 (E815)	Pilot Male Age: 40 8 flights	Location Chetwynd, Shropshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Black Magic Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Student went off line on tow and suffered probable 'lock out' at approx 70m. Student landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 23.08.2013 (E823)	Pilot Male Age: 23 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 13 years 1 hour	Location High and Over, Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Icaro Cyber TE Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot applied full speed bar while flying down to landing field in smooth conditions. Glider dropped quickly then suffered large asymmetric collapse turing pilot into the ground. Glider was found to have faulty speed system pulley arrangement allowing the bar to be pushed well beyond certified limits.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 22.08.2013 (E819)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 33 years	Location Mercury, Hampshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Aspen 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot did 360 turn low down which took him into the lee of some trees. Canopy collapsed and pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 22.08.2013 (E825)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 17 years 35 hours 63 flights	Location Beesands, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero Plus Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 21.08.2013 (E814)	Pilot Female Age: 42 Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 173 hours	Location Brownwich Cliffs, Meon Shore, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Mescal 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot launched beside cliff to do some low level soaring. Gust pushed pilot into cliff and then on to top of cliff where pilot regained control of glider.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 14.08.2013 (E813)	Pilot Female Age: 45 Rating: P Flying Experience: 21 years 250 hours	Location Pena Negra, Piedrahita, Spain Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 8 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot approached for landing but was caught in sinking air and landed faster than expected on undulating ground.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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