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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 20.01.2007 (B4109)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: P	Location Parlic, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Saber Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot initiated reverse launch but was lifted by gust then dumped and dragged across hillside. .	Injury Pilot: Bruising
Date 14.01.2007 (B4108)	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Haresfield Beacon, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Windtech Ambar Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged wind strength and was lifted up and back over trees having initially moved lower down slope. Luckily top landed safely.	Injury Unknown
Date 13.01.2007 (B4106)	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: AP	Location Panchgani, India Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mantra Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse in turbulent conditions. Recovered with cravat then glider stalled and entered cascade. pilot deployed emergency chute but hit wall on landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr ribs, fr vertebrae
Date 21.12.2006 (B4105)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: Novice	Location Beddingham, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student stalled glider by not running fast enough and applying too much brake on takeoff.	Injury Pilot: Bruised lower back
Date 20.12.2006 (B4104)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P	Location Bradwell Edge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level as a result of turbulence caused by wave.	Injury Pilot: Bruising
Date 17.12.2006 (B4103)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: Novice	Location Gribbler, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student turned low and did not flare sufficiently resulting in a heavy landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr fibula
Date 10.12.2006 (B4102)	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: CP	Location Perranporth, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Sport Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered symmetric front collapse while on full bar to penetrate in breezy conditions.	Injury Pilot: Fr pubis, fr rib
Date 19.11.2006 (B4101)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: P	Location Eyam, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon 4 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot got caught out by strengthening wind and was not able to make landing area due to power lines and no planned options. Pilot landed heavily due to turbulence from nearby trees.	Injury Pilot: Whiplash
Date 12.11.2006 (B4100)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP	Location Mid D Aigle, France Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Fiesta 2 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary 2 seconds after launch glider appeared to deep stall for no obvious reason. No obvious thermal or turbulent activity.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 07.11.2006 (B4098)	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: Novice	Location Bedlinog, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student twisted ankle on landing after low hop.	Injury Pilot: Spr ankle

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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