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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
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• Powered PG
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• 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 26.09.2010 (B4505)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P	Location Corn Ridge, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot was overflown by police helicopter with a height difference of approx 200ft.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 26.09.2010 (B4506)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: P	Location Corn Ridge, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-Turn U2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot entered spin at low level while flying tandem landing heavily.	Injury Pilot: Chipped vertebra
Date 19.09.2010 (B4502)	Pilot Male Age: 67 Rating: P	Location Dungiven West, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Paramania Rev 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot decided to top land due to increasing wind. Touched down but was dragged into boulder.	Injury Pilot: 3 fractured ribs and collapsed lung.
Date 19.09.2010 (B4503)	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: CP	Location Otivar, Spain Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 7 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged height on approach and in bleeding off height encountered severe sink. Pilot hit roadside barrier.	Injury Pilot: Fractured spine
Date 16.09.2010 (B4501)	Pilot Male Age: 33 Rating: CP	Location St Agnes, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Artax Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse while on approach. Struck rock.	Injury Pilot: Fractured knee
Date 12.09.2010 (B4499)	Pilot Female Age: 26 Rating: Under training	Location Steyning Bowl, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Fides Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student grabbed line as glider was caught by wind.	Injury Pilot: Line burn to hand
Date 05.09.2010 (B4496)	Pilot Female Age: 12 Rating: Under training	Location North Luffenham Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Voyager 42 Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Just prior to launch gust lifted and rotated glider and wing tip holder let go. Pilot and passenger fell over.	Injury Pilot: Bruised wrist
Date 05.09.2010 (B4497)	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: CP	Location Spain Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sol Ellus 3 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot hit sink on approach and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fractured l1 and l2 vertebrae
Date 01.09.2010 (B4495)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: AP	Location St Andre, France Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Boomerang GTO Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary While racing at low height Pilot ended up in severe leeside turbulence. Glider ended up below pilot who then threw parachute. Landed uninjured.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 31.08.2010 (B4494)	Pilot Female Age: 40 Rating: Under training	Location Charlton Clumps, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Merlin Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary On first flight student took a few steps but then jumped before glider properly flying. Fell heavily on knee.	Injury Pilot: Torn ligaments in knee

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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