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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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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 02.09.2023 (E32482)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: P Flying Experience: 28 years 1100 hours (12 hours) (8 flights)	Location Sopot, Sopot, Bulgaria Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Explorer 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off with line caught on steering toggle. Pilot eventually noticed as wing tip kept collapsing and was able to land safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 31.08.2023 (E32330)	Pilot Unknown	Location N/A, Wingtrim Workshop, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-Turn Blackout +	Summary Inspection centre noticed extensive abrasion damage on glider in for a service. Glider had been flown extensively at Oludeniz in Turkey. Damage suspected to be from Babadag launch sites.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 28.08.2023 (E32294)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P	Location Herne Bay, Herne Bay, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Artik Air Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot impacted cliff in light conditions and crashed into the beach.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Thoracic Spine
Date 28.08.2023 (E32486)	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years 500 hours (40 hours) 500 flights (20 flights)	Location Selsley, Stroud, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Cure	Summary Pilot noticed an odd silhouette in one cell of the wing when looking up. Pilot inspected the wing on landing and found that in one of the fabric "ribs", 4 vertical struts had torn completely through. The rib in question was not one with hang points. It was about 9 cells in from the tip.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 26.08.2023 (E32362)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 41 years 1000 flights (4 flights)	Location South Cerney, Swindon, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Green Dragons Focus Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Pilot landed awkwardly on inflated target mat during accuracy competition damaging ankle.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 25.08.2023 (E32214)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Flying Experience: 9 years 500 hours (50 hours) 1000 flights (20 flights)	Location UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flare Moustache Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot tripped while ground handling and dislocated shoulder.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 24.08.2023 (E33150)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 13 years 650 hours (38 hours) 400 flights (32 flights)	Location Plan Praz, Chamonix, France Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Strong Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Alpina 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot caught out in very strong Lee side conditions.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 23.08.2023 (E32198)	Pilot Female Age: 38 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 4 years 7 hours (5 hours) 60 flights (41 flights)	Location Newhaven Cliffs, Newhaven, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Sky Paragliders Aya 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot lost height while coastal soaring at a cliff site. Pilot was forced to land in the sea but was able to get themselves to a small area of beach, from which they were rescued.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 20.08.2023 (E32010)	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 14 years 120 hours (6 hours) (8 flights)	Location Eype, Bridport, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Punk Launch Type: Foot	Summary While coastal soaring pilot strayed behind cliffs into an area of rotor turbulence. Pilot attempted to get forward but suffered an asymmetric collapse at low level and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 14.08.2023 (E32402)	Pilot Female Age: 33 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 4 years 12 hours (8 hours) 40 flights (20 flights)	Location Gozd, Gozd, Slovenia Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Bolero Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged wind direction and flew into turbulent air. Pilot lost height and crashed into a tree.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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