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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 18.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years 210 hours (15 hours) 1000 flights (7 flights)	Location Krusevo, Prilep, Macedonia Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot encountered sinking air on final approach and inadvertently stalled the paraglider at approximately 3m above ground level.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 15.08.2025	Pilot Male Rating: Unknown	Location Leckhampton, Cheltenham, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was observed scratching for lift and then attempted a slope landing on uneven ground, where they sustained injury. Before the flight the observer noted a broken control line, which was reported to the pilot on launch.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 15.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 67 Rating: P Flying Experience: 27 years 1000 hours	Location Dodd Fell, Hawes, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma DLS Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot lost control of their wing on take-off in thermic conditions, and was dragged into a rock outcrop where they sustained injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 10.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 550 hours (60 hours) 752 flights (36 flights)	Location Hill Farm, Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Libra RS Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary The pilot inadvertently induced a spin close to ground level, whilst attempting to stay in thermic lift. They lost control of the paraglider and deployed their emergency parachute.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 10.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 600 hours (40 hours) 800 flights (35 flights)	Location Beatenberg, Berner Oberland, Switzerland Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Photon Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was performing wingovers and inadvertently induced a spin. They deployed their emergency parachute and landed in a tree.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 09.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: P Flying Experience: 36 years (50 hours) (40 flights)	Location Unknown, France Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Volt 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was thermalling when their emergency parachute accidentally deployed (not initiated by the pilot). They landed under the emergency parachute.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 08.08.2025	Pilot Female Age: 59 Rating: IPPI Flying Experience: 7 years 107 hours (13 hours) 242 flights (16 flights)	Location Beer Head, Beer, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot made an approach to top land, descending through rotor. They experienced multiple collapses and impacted the ground, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 02.08.2025	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: P Flying Experience: 3 years 40 hours (20 hours)	Location Devils Dyke, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon DLS Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was on approach to a top landing and made contact with the upper surface of a paraglider launching below them. Corrective manoeuvres were made and both flew away.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 26.07.2025	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 2 years	Location Crete Road, Folkestone, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Base Launch Type: Foot	Summary On approach to top land in gusty conditions, the paraglider was seen to suffer an asymmetric collapse close to the ground and the pilot was unable to regain control before impact.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 26.07.2025	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 2 years 22 hours (15 hours) 63 flights (48 flights)	Location Bell Hill, Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence, Front Influence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Phi Maestro 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was blown back over the hilltop in an increasing wind. They encountered rotor near to the ground which brought about a landing in a tree.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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