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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.

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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There are 2555 entries for paraglider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 24.06.2010 (B4463)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP	Location Chia, Spain Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and collided with wall.	Injury Pilot: Fractured ankle
Date 22.06.2010 (B4461)	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: P	Location Eype, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Helicopter passed close to paraglider pilots soaring the cliffs.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.06.2010 (B4460)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: P	Location Snowdon, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Electron Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot became disoriented went off course during flight down Snowdon. Suffered asymmetric collapses on lee of spur.	Injury Pilot: Fractured feet, legs, pelvis and spine.
Date 18.06.2010 (B4457)	Pilot Male Age: 21 Rating: Under training	Location Blaenavon, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Rookie Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student overcorrected shortly after take off resulting in pendulum into hillside. No injuries.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.06.2010 (B4454)	Pilot Male Age: 69 Rating: CP	Location Treak Cliff, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Whilst ridge soaring on a thermic day, pilot heard contact with his wing. Had made contact with another pilot who was higher and flying in opposite direction. Had not seen other pilot.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.06.2010 (B4455)	Pilot Female Age: 21 Rating: Under training	Location Treak Cliff, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Logic Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student misjudged vertical separation while ridge soaring and failed to turn away before scraping over top of oncoming glider. Both carried on flying.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.06.2010 (B4456)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P	Location Pandy, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Geo 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged wind gradient on landing and overshot landing area. Struck railway sleeper on landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr tib and fib
Date 12.06.2010 (B4450)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: CP	Location Devils Dyke, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mamboo Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot had been seen to be flying erratically before flying at speed into the hillside.	Injury Pilot: Fractured vertebra
Date 12.06.2010 (B4452)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: Under training	Location Abinton West, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Paramania Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student misjudged landing and hit parked car.	Injury Pilot: Bruised shin
Date 07.06.2010 (B4449)	Pilot Male Age: 27 Rating: P	Location Stol, Slovenia Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Rebel Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse on leaving a thermal. Glider did not recover as expected and entered spiral dive. Pilot was aware of low altitude so threw parachute.	Injury Pilot: Compressed vertebra

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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