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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
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• Powered PG
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• Other

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 02.08.2003 (B3703)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Atlas Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.08.2003 (B3704)	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: Novice	Location Merthyr, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student landed on uneven ground and strained ankle.	Injury Pilot: Sprained ankle.
Date 31.07.2003 (B3701)	Pilot Unknown	Location Lejaire, Wendling, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Waterbird Magnum Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 27.07.2003 (B3698)	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: CP	Location Dolomites, Corvara, Italy Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Vibe Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot suffered a collapse on approach and crashed into parked cars.	Injury Pilot: Whiplash, laceration to left elbow.
Date 27.07.2003 (B3699)	Pilot Female Age: 41 Rating: AP	Location Devils Dyke, UK Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Firebird Hornet Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot suffered defaltion low over trees. Pilot crashed into trees then fell to the ground.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.
Date 23.07.2003 (B3695)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP	Location Lobden, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Wave Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fractured vertebrae, l1 and l2.
Date 16.07.2003 (B3693)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: Novice	Location Folly Hill, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: FLYING PLANET Astair Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Student suffered asymmetric collapse while on soaring beat and crashed into slope.	Injury Pilot: Fr (compressed) vertebrae (2). uncertain if caused by this incident.
Date 14.07.2003 (B3691)	Pilot Male Age: 39 Rating: CP	Location Blorenge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Harmony Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fractured 2 fingers, one of which also dislocated. both right hand.
Date 06.07.2003 (B3686)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: CP	Location Milk Hill, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Up Soul Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fr pelvis (two fr).
Date 06.07.2003 (B3687)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: Novice	Location Glyders, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Bright Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student stumbled while walking across hill. None flying accident.	Injury Pilot: Torn ligaments to knee

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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