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Incident Reports (Informal)

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:

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 24.03.2024 (E35051)	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 36 years 2000 hours (5 hours) (7 flights)	Location Tinto, Biggar, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Phantom Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot inadvertently stalled the paraglider whilst scratching for lift, and hit the ground, sustaining injury. The pilot highlighted their new glider, and the gusty conditions on a site they had not previously flown, as contributing factors.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 16.03.2024 (E34962)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 5 years 43 hours (7 hours) 70 flights (10 flights)	Location Rushup Edge, Sheffield, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Model unknown Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot launched in strong wind and shortly after take-off the paraglider was seen to enter a stall. The pilot was injured following their impact with the ground.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs Passenger: Seriously Injured Feet, Legs

Date 03.03.2024 (E34834)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 3 years 3 hours (2 hours) 30 flights (9 flights)	Location Fair Snape, Preston, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova ION 6 LIGHT Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot flew towards the landing field on a crosswind approach and touched down fast, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Date 26.02.2024 (E34842)	Pilot Male Rating: P	Location Aguapanela, Roldanillo, Colombia Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot encountered turbulence which led to collapses and a cravatte. The pilot deployed their emergency parachute which became entangled in the paraglider lines whilst still in its inner container. The pilot was unable to take further action, their head jammed against the risers by twisted lines. The parachute partially opened and the pilot descended to to the ground, sustaining injury on impact.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 26.02.2024 (E35285)	Pilot Male Age: 71 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 120 hours (12 hours) 230 flights (15 flights)	Location Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glencoe, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Ultralight 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot approached the landing area which was sloping away. They flared too high as they were approaching a tree and wall, and sustained injury from the landing impact.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Date 25.02.2024 (E34802)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 28 years 700 hours (51 hours) (73 flights)	Location Glencoe, Highlands, Scotland, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Alpina 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot sustained injury colliding with a rock during the acceleration phase of their launch, however they were able to continue to launch.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Date 24.02.2024 (E34770)	Pilot Male Rating: Unknown	Location Shining Tor, Peak District, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Unknown Single surface paraglider	Summary A pilot attempting to ridge soar in light wind initiating a spin a from around eight meters above the ground, resulting in suspected minor injuries upon impact.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries

Date 24.02.2024 (E34786)	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: P Flying Experience: 27 years 600 hours (20 hours) 1200 flights (40 flights)	Location Stanage Edge, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Mac Para Eden 7 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was making a soaring flight and opted to approach the hang glider take off, flying with a downwind component and no longer in ridge lift. The pilot was not able to turn into wind in time, and collided with a rock upon touchdown, causing injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Date 23.02.2024 (E34814)	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 10 years 500 hours (36 hours) 1122 flights (76 flights)	Location Nid d'Aigle Dunes, Tamellalt, Mirleft, Morocco Wind Strength: 40-45 km/h Conditions:, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Mint Launch Type: Foot	Summary Following a morning flight in soaring conditions on the site, the pilot returned to fly after lunch. They did not notice that the wind speed had increased. Despite using the speed bar, pilot was blown back over the dune into leeside rotor. They experienced a wing collapse in the turbulent air and hit the ground sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 18.02.2024 (E34766)	Pilot Male Age: 24 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years (1 flight)	Location Haig Pit, Whitehaven, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance IOTA Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot encountered sinking air whilst attempting to ridge soar and decided to fly to the take-off area. They lost altitude and prepared for a downwind side slope landing, resulting in a foot fracture on impact. Reflecting on the experience, the pilot highlighted that there had been a long period when they had not flown, and they chose to fly in lightweight trainers rather than their normal flying boots.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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