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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 30.09.2011 (B4599)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: CP	Location Tinto, UK Wind Strength: 41-48 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Swift Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was seen to take off in extremely strong winds before being blown back into a dry stone wall.	Injury Pilot: Fatal
Date 24.09.2011 (B4598)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: Under training	Location Mount Caburn, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student failed to execute proper flare on landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr wrist
Date 20.09.2011 (B4597)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: CP	Location Annecy, France Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz 3 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot approached down wind and crashed into trees and house. Radio found to be on wrong frequency.	Injury Pilot: Injured back, ribs and concussion.
Date 18.09.2011 (B4596)	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: Under training	Location Devils Dyke, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Logic Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student failed to follow flight plan and flew over trees. Realising he would not clear the trees he executed tree landing procedure.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 13.09.2011 (B4595)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: Under training	Location Signal DBisanne, France Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Cruzer 2 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student encountered unexpected sink on approach and glider caught on low voltage power line.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 12.09.2011 (B4594)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: Under training	Location Planfait, France Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Aeros Style 2 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student lost control of glider while ridge soaring. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Chipped teeth
Date 09.09.2011 (B4593)	Pilot Female Age: 52 Rating: P	Location Ager, Spain Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Firebird Raven Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot lost control of glider on launch and was dragged.	Injury Pilot: Fr ribs, perf lung, cust and grazes.
Date 29.08.2011 (B4591)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: Under training	Location St Catherines, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot stumbled on take off as could not keep up with wing.	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus
Date 28.08.2011 (B4590)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: CP	Location Newgale Beach, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot flew in area of turbulent air in lee of outcrop. Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse and collided with cliff face.	Injury Pilot: Fatal
Date 23.08.2011 (B4589)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: P	Location UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Little Cloud Spiruline	Summary During daily inspection pilot noticed unusual wear to inside of riser where it attaches to harness attachment karabiner. Possible mismatch between light weight krab and riser.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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