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Incident Reports (Informal)

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:

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 22.01.2020 (E13372)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 32 years 1200 hours (8 hours) 1000 flights (8 flights)	Location Farmara cliffs, Lanzarote, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Explorer Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged lift and made emergency landing on rocky beach. Glider and harness were dragged into surf and pilot was benighted but was able to escape from the beach the following morning.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 21.01.2020 (E13309)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 13 years 1000 hours (30 hours) 3000 flights (40 flights)	Location Jerbourg cliffs, Guernsey, Guernsey Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Cayenne 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was soaring coastal cliff when drop in wind forced him to bottom land. With limited options pilot landed on rocks.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Date 18.01.2020 (E13279)	Pilot Male Age: 34 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 40 hours (20 hours) 100 flights (40 flights)	Location Devil's Dyke, Brighton, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot attempted 360 degree turn close to the hill misjudging height and distance and ended up landing heavily downwind on the gentle slope close to the top of the hill.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt

Date 08.01.2020 (E13210)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 37 years 1000 hours (250 hours) 800 flights (200 flights)	Location Bradwell, Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flow XC Racer Launch Type: Foot	Summary Wind was off the hill and pilot experienced turbulence at the end of the ridge. Suffered asymmetric collapse and landed heavily but was able to PLF.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 04.01.2020 (E13276)	Pilot Male Age: 20 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 35 hours (4 hours) 136 flights (32 flights)	Location Butser West, South Downs, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: UP Makalu 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made safe landing just out of landing field but dropped glider down on to tall bushes.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 29.12.2019 (E13165)	Pilot Male Age: 65 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 8 years 20 hours (10 hours) 40 flights (20 flights)	Location Newhaven Cliffs, Newhaven, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot attempted a 360 degree turn but misjudged height and distance from the slope. Pilot landed in field of brambles.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 27.12.2019 (E13126)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: Unqualified Flying Experience: 7 years 3 flights	Location Beddingham, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Element 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student stopped running prior to launch resulting in glider overflying student and pulling him over.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries

Date 16.12.2019 (E13078)	Pilot Male Age: 35 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 2 hours (2 hours) 9 flights (6 flights)	Location Nantymoel, SE Wales, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent, Flight In Clouds, Fog	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Icaro 2000 Pica Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot attempted to top-land due to the formation orographic cloud. Pilot misjudged approach and collided with the hill.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Pelvis

Date 11.12.2019 (E13054)	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 100 hours (25 hours) 200 flights (20 flights)	Location Bluestone, Belchford, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Air Design Susi 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was pulled over while ground handling in windy conditions. On launching, pilot failed to notice that deployment handle had become dislodged. Pilot landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 04.12.2019 (E13027)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 8 years 67 hours (35 hours) 218 flights (101 flights)	Location Beachy Head, EASTBOURNE, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota Launch Type: Foot	Summary During ground handling in preparation for 1st flight of the day. Pilot was wearing new ski gloves due to cold conditions. A plastic hook attached by the manufacturer to the side of one glove got hooked onto one of the lines. Pilot was able with difficulty to unhook the line and control the wing. These hooks should be removed prior to use in paragliding!	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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