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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 13.04.2009 (B4331)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: P	Location Gyrn Moelfre, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Zoom L Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary After top landing in windy conditions the pilot turned to collapse the glider. At this point a gust came through and lifted the pilot slamming him into a parked 4x4 vehicle.	Injury Pilot: Fr l2, l3, l4, and l5. fr pelvis and sternum.
Date 12.04.2009 (B4329) Formal Report	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: AP	Location Corndon Hill, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Under investigation.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.
Date 12.04.2009 (B4330)	Pilot Female Age: 48 Rating: P	Location Nant-y-Moel, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Kiss Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilots suffered mid-air collision while ridge soaring at low level. One pilot sustained minor leg injury, the other, significant glider damage.	Injury Pilot: Pulled calf muscle
Date 05.04.2009 (B4326)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: P	Location North Luffenham, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 5 Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary tape loop on 3 ring circus had become larks footed around tow ring and would not release. Winch cut line and pilot managed to undo larks foot and release. Able to replicate if slack allowed in system. Pilot changed tow release.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 05.04.2009 (B4327)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: P	Location Tal-y-Bont, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mamboo Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse on hill side while ridge soaring. Glider turned into hill.	Injury Pilot: Bruising to lower back
Date 02.04.2009 (B4325)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: P	Location Bulgaria	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Under investigation.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.
Date 24.03.2009 (B4323)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P	Location Montellano, Spain Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sol Ellus 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot launched aware of rain clouds in near distance. On launching was lifted 50-70ft by gust and was unable to penetrate using bar and ears. Prepared for inevitable rotor landing and carried out plf falling from 20-25ft.	Injury Pilot: Fr heel
Date 22.03.2009 (B4320)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: Under training	Location The Terrace, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Merlin Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student collided with ridge while ridge soaring.	Injury Pilot: Fr l1 vertebra
Date 22.03.2009 (B4321)	Pilot Male Age: 25 Rating: P	Location Combe Gibbet, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Stratus 7 GS Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered large asymmetric collapse at low level on windy, turbulent day. Collapse turned into cascade and pilot deployed emergency chute. Chute opened just prior to impact and absorbed some of the impact energy.	Injury Pilot: Bruised pelvis
Date 22.03.2009 (B4322)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P	Location Batcombe, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Cobra M Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse while on approach to top land in windy and turbulent conditions. Glider entered spiral and pilot impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fr l3 and t12 vertebrae

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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