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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:

• All Wing Types
• Paraglider
• Flexwing Hang Glider
• Rigid Hang Glider
• Speedrider
• Speedflyer/Miniwing
• Powered PG
• Powered HG
• Other

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

The BHPA incident reports database is fully searchable. To refine your search you can specify a particular wing type and select "or" or "and". For example, if you want to search for paraglider incidents at Hay Bluff, for best search results select paraglider from the drop down list and the "and" option.

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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 02.03.2013 (E722)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 160 hours 110 flights	Location Mam Tor, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid air collision with another paraglider while ridge soaring in light conditions. Both landed unhurt.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.03.2013 (E721)	Pilot Male Age: 56 48 flights	Location Darley Moor, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Airflex Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Pilot went off line on winch launch and instructor gave wrong directional command resulting in student going further off line and landing heavily on airbag.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 02.03.2013 (E719)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Flying Experience: 1 hour 46 flights	Location Mam Tor, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Vita Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student had mid air collision with another paraglider. Both landed unhurt.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.03.2013 (E715)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P Flying Experience: 19 years 72 hours 242 flights	Location Blorenge, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Team 5 Blue Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot landed quicker than expected and bruised heel. Suspects possible tension on speed bar and/or lack of familiarity with glider.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 02.03.2013 (E714)	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 800 hours 750 flights	Location Bradwell Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mantra M3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot caught his foot during a slope landing.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 02.03.2013 (E710)	Pilot Female Age: 18 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 14 years 38 hours 104 flights	Location Mam Tor, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid air collision with another paraglider while soaring in weak lift.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.03.2013 (E705)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 19 years 25 hours 100 flights	Location Mam Tor, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Mac Para Envy 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid air collision with another paraglider. Crash landed.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Head Injuries
Date 24.02.2013 (E727)	Pilot Male	Location Big Fat Repack, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During repack bungees on deployment bag found to have lost elasticity. Replacement advised.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.02.2013 (E726)	Pilot Male	Location Big Fat Repack, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During repack webbing to webbing connection noted.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.02.2013 (E725)	Pilot Male	Location Big Fat Repack, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During repack noted two 6mm trapezium Maillons used instead of one of the correct size and shape.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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