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Incident Reports (Informal)

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:

Incident reports for paraglider wings are displayed below in summary form.

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If known, total hours and total flights flown are displayed below together with hours and flights flown in the past six months, the latter being displayed in brackets.

There are 2555 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports

Date 06.04.2013 (E731)	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: P Flying Experience: 15 years 105 hours 300 flights	Location Mam Tor, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had insufficient height to make landing area and landed in lee of trees. He was then blown over spine back ridge and fell down slope.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries

Date 31.03.2013 (E801)	Pilot Female Age: 42 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 30 years 1070 hours	Location Bellmunt, Torello, Spain Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Aspen 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot left it too late to make official landing field with limited choices to land elsewhere. Pilot attempted to land on terrace but missed and hit bank still seated.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 30.03.2013 (E729)	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: P Flying Experience: 19 years 200 hours	Location Mam Tor, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Susi Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot did not realise wind direction had changed on his approach. Glider spun at low level. Pilot was unhurt.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 28.03.2013 (E734)	Pilot Male Age: 39	Location Eggardon Hill, Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student inflated wing well but didn't prevent it overshooting. Canopy suffered 50% asymmetric collapse then reinflated and pulled student sideways across the hill just off the ground. Student landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Date 20.03.2013 (E728)	Pilot Male Age: 28	Location Moel Fiety, Brecon, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student failed to flare hard enough and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Date 14.03.2013 (E718)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 383 hours 447 flights	Location Westbury White Horse, Westbury, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Aspen 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot flew into wind shadow while scratching in weak lift close to the slope and was dumped onto hill.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 14.03.2013 (E717)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: P Flying Experience: 34 years 2000 hours	Location Black Mountains, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Having been caught out by strengthening winds the pilot landed and tried to deflate the glider using the B risers. Before the glider was collapsed the pilot fell backwards and was dragged for 25m.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 05.03.2013 (E716)	Pilot Male Age: 48	Location Folly Hill, Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student inflated glider unevenly and was pulled sideways aggravating a previous knee injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Date 05.03.2013 (E708)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 36 years 800 hours 1000 flights	Location Warren, Folkestone, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Omega 7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off with large knot in main AB line cascade. Managed to top land safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 03.03.2013 (E706)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 29 years 300 hours	Location Pandy, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Peak 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot over-controlled glider resulting in a spin which twisted the risers. Pilot deployed parachute and landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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