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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 24.07.2012 (E660)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 22 years 300 hours	Location Milk Hill, Wiltshire, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Paragliders Antea 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot spun glider while thermalling at low level. Glider collapsed and pilot impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 24.07.2012 (E659)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Flying Experience: 1 hour 13 flights	Location Milk Hill, Wiltshire, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student landed downwind and stumbled on landing.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 22.07.2012 (E657)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: CP	Location Barton on Sea, Hampshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Freex Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was ridge soaring close to cliff top. Pilot misjudged turn and collided with cliff top before being dragged over cliff by glider.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 20.07.2012 (E656)	Pilot Female Age: 32 13 flights	Location Firle, Newhaven, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student made approach to top landing but did not have sufficient height. Student flew through tree before falling down the other side.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 15.07.2012 (E672)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 200 hours 650 flights	Location Rybury, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Sprint Evo Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot got foot caught in lines during launch. On freeing foot a strong gust lifted the glider and pilot with a twist in the risers. Pilot was dumped over spine back ridge.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Head Injuries
Date 14.07.2012 (E663)	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 225 hours 270 flights	Location Zani Pass, Booni, Pakistan Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Golden 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot encountered strong thermal on final approach and applied 'big ears' and speed bar. No further recollections due to crash.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 10.07.2012 (E686)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 28 years 1646 hours 1646 flights	Location Chelan, Mansfield, United States Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mantra M4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot encountered sever turbulence close to base causing glider to dive and spiral. Pilot tried to recover but lines became twisted. Pilot deployed parachute then struggled to get glider under control and prevent down plane. Finally controlled glider at 100m AGL.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 10.07.2012 (E646)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Flying Experience: 18 hours 30 flights	Location Buching, Bavaria, Germany Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Cruiser 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student hit tree on final approach and was rescued by local mountain rescue uninjured.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.07.2012 (E687)	Pilot Male Rating: CP Flying Experience: 17 years 50 hours	Location Long Mynd, Shropshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Unknown Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot noticed leg strap had come undone in flight. Inspection showed that the underside spring had jammed in the buckle mechanism giving the impression that it had connected properly. When pulled at an angle however, it released.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.07.2012 (E647)	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was blown back over ridge into turbulent air. The glider recovered but pendulumed causing the pilot to cash heavily from 10m.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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