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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 04.07.2012 (E648)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P Flying Experience: 21 years 108 hours 200 flights	Location Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Artik 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was testing an unfamiliar EN C glider. Attempted to pull 'big ears' but ended up stalling the glider. Pilot deployed parachute and impacted cliff side.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Lumbar Spine
Date 03.07.2012 (E667)	Pilot Male Age: 56	Location Planfait, Annecy, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Primax Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student ran out of height while following his flight plan and was unable to make the landing area. He did not respond to radio commands. Student landed on roof.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Pelvis
Date 29.06.2012 (E671)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 1000 hours 600 flights	Location Planfait, Annecy, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Strong	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Takoo 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary On final approach to landing field Pilot flew into strong thermal. Glider was lifted and tipped back. On recovery, glider dived forward and swung pilot and passenger into tree. They fell 6m from tree.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder Passenger: Seriously Injured Lumbar Spine
Date 25.06.2012 (E651)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 31 years 1000 hours 1000 flights	Location Mt Caburn, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Axis Sirius Launch Type: Foot	Summary Immediately after launching the pilot discovered the cord from his vario was caught over the spreader bars forcing them together. Pilot was eventually able to release the cord with some difficulty and continued flight.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt
Date 25.06.2012 (E650)	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Ringstead, Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot spun glider while thermalling approx 20m above the hill. Glider dived and pilot impacted gravel path.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 19.06.2012 (E649)	Pilot Male Age: 65 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 30 years 610 hours 1000 flights	Location Spencer's Bowl, Mere, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Boomerang GTO Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot spun glider in tight lift. Impacted slope but was unhurt.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 11.06.2012 (E652)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 1000 hours	Location Pontlottyn, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor Launch Type: Foot	Summary While distracted talking to friends, Pilot attempted to move glider but it inflated in the strong winds and dragged pilot over 50m.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Thorax
Date 05.06.2012 (E654)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: P Flying Experience: 32 years 400 hours	Location Mam Tor, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Peak 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was being sucked into cloud so tried spiral dive but was not confident and so tried 'big ears'. glider stalled then entered rotation. Pilot deployed parachute and landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 04.06.2012 (E642)	Pilot Male Age: 26 Rating: P Flying Experience: 160 hours 70 flights	Location Mountain Ash, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 8 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and initiated 'S' turns to lose height. Glider began to spin and pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 28.05.2012 (E640)	Pilot Male Age: 48	Location Stanage, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot failed to control glider during revers launch close to cliff top and fell over cliff.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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