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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 19.05.2013 (E753)	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Model Ridge, North Yorkshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Oasis Launch Type: Foot	Summary Incident not witnessed. Pilot called for help having turned into the hill approx 20m from the top of the hill.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 19.05.2013 (E762)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 17 years 50 hours 76 flights	Location Model Ridge, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Oasis Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot became too close to the hill while scratching in weak lift. Pilot caught foot on rock.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 19.05.2013 (E764)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 41 years 5000 hours	Location Lords Seat, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Peak 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary While thermalling Pilot was caught out by rotor from rounded knoll some 150m in front. Glider stalled in rotor and fell vertically from 15m. Pilot landed heavily	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Pelvis
Date 17.05.2013 (E751)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 18 years	Location Mercury, Meon Valley, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Kiss Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot attempted to top land due to increase in wind strength and shift in wind direction. Pilot caught out by rotor causing wing to slew sideways on approach. Pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 17.05.2013 (E767)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 18 years 50 hours 250 flights	Location Mercury, Wetherdown, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Kiss Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot attempted to land in strong wind in an area known to be turbulent when the wind was strong. Glider stalled at approx 3-5m and pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 06.05.2013 (E744)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: AP	Location Hill Farm, Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Firebird Hornet Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Glider went off line during tow launch and suffered an asymmetric collapse at low level. Driver backed off power but pilot landed heavily on his back.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 06.05.2013 (E759)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years 300 hours 200 flights	Location Jenkin Hill, Lake District, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot carried out a reverse launch but was lifted off his feet before turning into wind. Pilot decided to stall wing as he was only 10cm off the ground. Pilot pulled fully on both brakes but one of the brakes slipped from his gloved hand causing the glider to spin violently. Pilot was dragged a little.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.04.2013 (E743)	Pilot Male Age: 75 Rating: CP	Location Mount Caburn, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off in strengthening winds and was blown along a fence line before being lifted by a gust and slammed to the ground from 3-5m.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 24.04.2013 (E748)	Pilot Male Age: 66	Location Muggery Bottom, Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Element 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student encountered a small pocket of lift on a simple top to bottom flight. Student applied both brakes then released them causing the glider to pitch. Student landed heavily on his back.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Lumbar Spine
Date 23.04.2013 (E787)	Pilot Male Age: 75 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 65 hours 300 flights	Location Mount Caburn, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Sprint Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off down hill as too strong on top. Pilot was then blown back over the top and lost control of his glider. Pilot crashed and was immediately lifted off by glider before crashing again.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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