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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 09.06.2013 (E772)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 16 years 60 hours	Location Corndon, Shropshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Hook 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had not noticed wind change in direction and speed while approaching for top landing. Pilot had to use wing to jump fence but got caught on barbed wire before slipping on the other side of the fence and being dragged.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.06.2013 (E766)	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 39 years 3000 hours	Location Treak Cliff, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Strong	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary In gusty thermic conditions the pilot fastened his leg straps and turned to face his glider in order to prevent it from inflating. Pilot found he could not prevent it inflating and was lifted into the air and flipped upside down. Pilot banged head on the ground. Was assisted by another pilot.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Head Injuries
Date 07.06.2013 (E771)	Pilot Male Age: 34 Flying Experience: 17 years	Location Parlick, Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot unknowingly flew into an area of lee rotor. Pilot fell from approx 7m.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 06.06.2013 (E768)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: P	Location Parlick, Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Escape S'tream Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered multiple collapses while attempting to top land in turbulent and thermic conditions. Pilot fell from 8m and was then dragged.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 02.06.2013 (E763)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 13 years 10 hours 50 flights	Location Firle, Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made turn above a group of paragliding students on the ground. As he passed over one of the students launched his wing. The pilot's feet became tangled in the glider and he braked and landed safely. Student admitted they did not look before launching.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.06.2013 (E826)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: P Flying Experience: 22 years	Location Rushup Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Bi Golden Launch Type: Foot	Summary While coming in for a slope landing the wind changed to a slight tail wind and the pilot encountered significant sink. Pilot landed fast with his leg extended.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 01.06.2013 (E770)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: P Flying Experience: 33 years	Location XClent, Roel Gate, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Factor 2 Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Pilot tripped while on takeoff run. Fell and broke arm.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 31.05.2013 (E765)	Pilot Male Age: 34 4 flights	Location Beddingham, Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student made good launch but twisted ankle while running.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 22.05.2013 (E758)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: P Flying Experience: 15 years 150 hours 400 flights	Location Hayle Towans, Cornwall, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Little Cloud Spiruline 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was "too lazy" to walk up and so decided to top land. Was caught out by rotor and glider sustained a full frontal collapse. Pilot impacted hard from 10m.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 20.05.2013 (E750)	Pilot Male Age: 65 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 16 years 15 hours (1 flight)	Location Planfait, Annecy, France Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off in thermic and turbulent conditions. Glider suffered an asymmetric collapse and the pilot did not counter the dive. Glider suffered second asymmetric collapse and again pilot did not counter the dive. Pilot crashed heavily into trees.	Injury Pilot: Fatal, Feet, Legs

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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