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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 25.08.2003 (B3719)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: Novice	Location UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Emergency chute deployed accidentally while student was trying to access speed bar.	Injury Pilot: Fr r shoulder
Date 24.08.2003 (B3718)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: P	Location Corndon Hill, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Onyx Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach to top landing and landed heavily on downwind leg.	Injury Pilot: Fr wrist
Date 23.08.2003 (B3717)	Pilot Male Age: 20 Rating: CP	Location Brant Side, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Pheron Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot assumed other pilot would give way leading to mid air.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.08.2003 (B3716)	Pilot Female Age: 21 Rating: CP	Location Laragne, France Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Fiesta Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot crashed after encountering a thermal on landing approach.	Injury Pilot: Concussion,fr vertebrae (2, compressed), fr arm.
Date 20.08.2003 (B3715)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: CP	Location Milk Hill, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ultralite Makalu Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fr left wrist.
Date 12.08.2003 (B3711)	Pilot Male Age: 33 Rating: Novice	Location Rudlers North, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student put foot in rabbit hole after landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle
Date 10.08.2003 (B3710)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P	Location Col De La Forclaz, France Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fr skull, parietal, concussion, lacerated elbow.
Date 09.08.2003 (B3709)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: AP	Location Parlick, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Keara Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fractured ankle
Date 08.08.2003 (B3708)	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location La Chat, Grand Bornand, France	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Epsilon 4 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse due to turbulence on landing approach.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.
Date 03.08.2003 (B3705)	Pilot Female Age: 25 Rating: Novice	Location Talybont, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Harmony Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student crashed having got too close to ridge while flying.	Injury Pilot: Split lip and bruised arm.

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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