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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 11.08.2013 (E812)	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 13 years 150 flights	Location Swyre Hill, Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sol Sports Start 1 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made top landing approach in windy conditions. Was caught by rotor and landed heavily on his back.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Lumbar Spine
Date 10.08.2013 (E807)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: P Flying Experience: 21 years 300 hours 700 flights	Location Pontypool, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 8 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot encountered unexpected lift on approach and made extra turn to lose height. Applied excessive brake and spun glider. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 10.08.2013 (E808)	Pilot Male Age: 33 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 109 hours 200 flights	Location Merthyr, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Nevada Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot lost sight of another pilot in close proximity while thermalling. Lower point of Pilot's harness contacted upper surface of the other pilot's wing. Pilots moved apart and carried on flying.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 10.08.2013 (E809)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 320 hours	Location Merthyr, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Strong	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid air collision with another paraglider pilot. Both pilots flew on.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 10.08.2013 (E810)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: P Flying Experience: 30 years 2500 hours	Location Newborough Beach, Anglesey, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Windtech Tempest Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was ground handling on sand dunes in strong wind. Pilot lost footing and was dragged into dune.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 10.08.2013 (E811)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: P Flying Experience: 250 hours	Location Bradwell Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Delta 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot top landed but then stumbled and was dragged into stand wall.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 06.08.2013 (E800)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 13 years 24 hours 25 flights	Location Milk Hill, Wiltshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Prion Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made low, slow approach to top landing and accidentally stalled glider attempting to not overshoot. Landed hard from 5m.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 06.08.2013 (E804)	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 270 hours	Location Stol, Slovenia Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 3	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse resulting in a cravat and spiral. Pilot could not recover from spiral so deployed parachute. Chute became entangled in main and did not open. Landed through trees unhurt. Pilot then slipped down slope and dislocated shoulder and knee.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 04.08.2013 (E803)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 14 years 15 hours 31 flights	Location Mount Caburn, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot decided to fly in strengthening wind when all others had landed. Was unable to penetrate and was caught in unstable air. Pilot landed in tree.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 26.07.2013 (E796)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 70 hours	Location Hill Farm, Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 2 Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary On take off the foot stirrup release mechanise activated and pulled the parachute deployment handle out. Pilot carried out PLF and was uninjured. Pilot failed to check mechanism was properly fastened from previous release.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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