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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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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 29.08.2002 (B3527)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP	Location Marfield Beacon, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary No details.	Injury Pilot: Fractured hip and leg, helicopter to hospital
Date 28.08.2002 (B3525)	Pilot Male Age: 70 Rating: P	Location Branscombe, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Xyon 124 Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Following a recent repack the pilot emergency parachute accidentally deployed.	Injury Pilot: Broken vertebra l1 & l3, compresed l1, wedge l3
Date 26.08.2002 (B3523)	Pilot Male Age: 36	Location Sarn, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Up Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot seen to be applying controls too aggressively. The canopy entered a spin, and after one and a half rotations recovered and dived toward the hill. The pilot impacted the hill.	Injury Pilot: Xchin, lower back, left leg, ambulance to shrewsbury hospital
Date 26.08.2002 (B3524)	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: CP	Location Sarn, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Up Makalu Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Inexperienced pilot overcontrolled his canopy when attempting to turn in thermal lift. The canopy suffered a collapse and pendulumed into the ground.	Injury Pilot: Fractured ankle, broken lower leg, broken vertabra, cracked ribs
Date 24.08.2002 (B3517)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Atlas Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Brake lines discovered to be worn where they pass through pulley.	Injury Unknown
Date 24.08.2002 (B3518)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Edel Atlas Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Pilot almost dragged whilst attempting to launch.	Injury Unknown
Date 24.08.2002 (B3520)	Pilot Male Rating: AP	Location The Blorenge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Oasis Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Whilst thermal soaring tha canopy entered a spin which the pilot didnt immediately recognise. The pilot countered the turn by braking the opposite wing causing the canopy to stall. With insufficient height for recovery the pilot threw his parachute.	Injury Unknown
Date 20.08.2002 (B3516)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP	Location Sourton, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Octane Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Fr tibia, fr fibula, (fracture below the knee and spiral fracture above the ankle).
Date 18.08.2002 (B3513)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: CP	Location Nont Sarah, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Windtech Sepk Launch Type: Foot (Reverse)	Summary Model aircraft collided with the paragliders lines causing a permanent asymmetric collapse. The pilot was able to land safely.	Injury Unknown
Date 18.08.2002 (B3514)	Pilot Unknown	Location Mod North Luffenham, UK	Wing Type Paraglider	Summary During vehicle tow launch the Land Rover struck a concealed concrete block causing tensio reader to be propelled forward striking his cheek.	Injury Pilot: Lh face bruised cheek bone

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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