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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.

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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 05.11.2009 (B4399)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: CP	Location Nigels, Morocco Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Fiesta Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse while ridge soaring. Harness chest strap set to 52cm.	Injury Pilot: Fatal
Date 01.11.2009 (B4398)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P	Location N/A, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Allegra	Summary Pilot noticed excessive wear on brake line pulley (attached to riser) making it possible to jam brake line.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 28.10.2009 (B4397)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P	Location Eypes West BAy, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Aspen Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot had Airprox with Sea King helicopter while coastal flying in Devon. Suffered asymmetric collapse but landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 27.10.2009 (B4396)	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: P	Location Newhaven Cliffs, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Antea Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse on landing approach.	Injury Pilot: Punctured lungs, fr l1 vertebra
Date 22.10.2009 (B4395)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: CP	Location El Cuchillo, Spain Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Merlin Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse as a result of a mid air collision with another paraglider. Pilot deployed parachute and landed on top of the ridge.	Injury Pilot: Bruised foot
Date 18.10.2009 (B4394)	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: Under training	Location Stenning Bowl, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot jumped into harness after short run but then touched down again. Stopped running and glider overflew pulling pilot over onto arm.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder, fr upper arm.
Date 13.10.2009 (B4393)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: Under training	Location Curium, Cyprus Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot stepped on uneven ground on landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle
Date 10.10.2009 (B4390)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: CP	Location Dunstable Downs, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Presta Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot inflated glider just as second pilot was flying low over the take-off area. Airborne pilot struck inflated glider causing his glider to stall. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 10.10.2009 (B4391)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: CP	Location Dunstable Down, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot flew low across take off area just as another pilot inflated his glider to launch. Pilot struck launching canopy causing his own wing to stall. Pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebra
Date 10.10.2009 (B4392)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P	Location Monterey, USA Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Landed on sand and went over on leg causing break to Fib.	Injury Pilot: Fr fibula

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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