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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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• 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.

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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 24.02.2013 (E724)	Pilot Male	Location Big Fat Repack, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During repack parachute lines found to be twisted up. Parachute did not deploy when tested.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.02.2013 (E723)	Pilot Male	Location Big Fat Repack, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary 6mm Maillon replaced with 7mm Maillon during repack.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.02.2013 (E713)	Pilot Male	Location Big Fat Repack, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During repack the Maillon connecting the harness bridle to the parachute bridle was found to be loose. There were no elastic bands holding it in place.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.02.2013 (E712)	Pilot Male	Location Big Fat Repack, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During repack Parachute deployment handle had been damages and then home repaired with unknown thread type/strength.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.02.2013 (E709)	Pilot Male	Location Big Fat Repack, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During repack parachute was found to have 'webbing to webbing' connection.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.02.2013 (E704)	Pilot Male Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years	Location BFR, Reading, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During Big Fat Repack pilot discovered that the parachute inner container had been connected in such a way that the deployment handle became tight before the pin had released. Parachute had been incorrectly packed. Handle was moved to alternative pin and functioned correctly.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 23.02.2013 (E707)	Pilot Male Flying Experience: 2 hours	Location Winter Hill, Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot top landed not square into wind. Glider dropped to one side and pilot was dragged.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 15.02.2013 (E730)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 400 hours	Location Whiteside, Keswick, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Aerodyne Shaolin Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot caught foot on moss covered rock while slope landing.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 27.01.2013 (E732)	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 208 hours	Location Tropicano landing, Tenerife, Spain Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and overshot chosen landing area. Turned to avoid pile of rubble but stalled glider from 5m landing on back.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 16.12.2012 (E703)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 16 years 8 hours 20 flights	Location Stag's Fell, North Yorkshire, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Prion Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot did not notice that wind had shifted in the landing area and slowed glider down too much on approach. Glider stalled then spun in from 5m.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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