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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 01.07.2003 (B3683)	Pilot Male Age: 65 Rating: CP	Location Llangranog, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Superspace 27 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fractured vertebra.
Date 28.06.2003 (B3681)	Pilot Male Rating: P	Location Rowl Gate, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 28.06.2003 (B3682)	Pilot Female Age: 30 Rating: CP	Location Nant Y Moel, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilots collided while ridge soaring.	Injury Pilot: Bruising
Date 24.06.2003 (B3679)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: Novice	Location Bedlinog, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Harmony 2 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Compressed vertebrae t12
Date 24.06.2003 (B3680)	Pilot Female Age: 31 Rating: Novice	Location Discwolfa (), UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Focus Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Two small fractures of tibia, one of fibula, both left side.
Date 22.06.2003 (B3676)	Pilot Female Rating: Novice	Location Kimmeridge, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Up Vision Classic Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 21.06.2003 (B3675)	Pilot Male Rating: Novice	Location Little Tailbridge, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Apco Prima Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Dislocated right arm
Date 19.06.2003 (B3673)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: AP	Location Forclaz, France Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient Bliss Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot had hard landing after attempting to land in strong windy and thermic conditions.	Injury Pilot: Fr r ankle (lateral maleolus), fr r wrist (medial styloid).
Date 15.06.2003 (B3667)	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: CP	Location Broughton Heights, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Atlas Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fractured vertebra
Date 15.06.2003 (B3668)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP	Location Knipe Scar, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Vibe Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Crushed vertabrae - broken wrist

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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