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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 10.11.2019 (E13213)	Pilot Male Age: 70 Rating: P Flying Experience: 16 years 170 hours (20 hours) 300 flights (50 flights)	Location North Luffenham, Rutland, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Triple Seven Knight Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Pilot launched with tangled brake. Pilot focussed on untangling brake instead of flying glider and releasing from towline. Pilot turned downwind still attached to towline. Tow operator disengaged clutch then weak-link operated. Pilot landed safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 29.10.2019 (E12814)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 8 years 72 hours	Location Babadag, Oludeniz, Turkey Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered a cravat while on SIV course , which caused an auto-rotation spiral dive. Pilot was unable to deploy parachute in time to prevent hard entry to water.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Date 21.10.2019 (E12817)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 19 years 150 hours (2 hours) (4 flights)	Location Babadag, Oludeniz, Turkey Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot successfully deployed emergency parachute during SIV manoeuvre that ended with a cravat. Pilot landed unhurt but went to hospital with blood pressure issues.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 14.10.2019 (E12652)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: P Flying Experience: 29 years 400 hours (45 hours) (90 flights)	Location Black Mount, Biggar, Lanarkshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary While kiting his glider back up the hill the pilot noticed that the plastic maillon insert had fallen out and had allowed the maillon gate to fully open up.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 07.10.2019 (E12313)	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 5 hours (5 hours) 20 flights (20 flights)	Location Thurnham, Thurnham, Kent, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence, Front Influence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was lifted off his feet by a gust but was able to face forwards and control glider. Pilot landed going backwards and was then dragged before deflating the glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 02.10.2019 (E12263)	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 22 years 655 hours (13 hours) 1461 flights (35 flights)	Location Westbury White Horse, Westbury, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gradient BiGolden3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary While initiating a reverse launch on his tandem paraglider the pilot noticed that the Edelrid "Foras" carabiners had become locked together during the turn stage. Pilot was able to abort the launch without incident.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt Passenger: Unhurt

Date 18.09.2019 (E12170)	Pilot Male Age: 72 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 65 hours	Location Whitewool, Hampshire, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Phantom Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was low on the ridge and encountered sinking air. Glider then suffered an asymmetric collapse but pilot did not have time or height to react before impacting the hillside.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 15.09.2019 (E12125)	Pilot Female Age: 50 Rating: Unqualified	Location Muggery, Newhaven, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Element 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student landed crosswind and failed to flare.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Date 15.09.2019 (E12137)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 22 years (40 hours)	Location Fochriw, Merthyr Tydfil, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 8 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and struck a fence on attempting to land.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Date 14.09.2019 (E12140)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: P Flying Experience: 11 years 100 hours (14 hours) 232 flights (37 flights)	Location Bo Peep, South Downs, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence, Front Influence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chilli 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Immediately after launching pilot moved left to avoid a student who had just been launched. Pilot was then caught by gust and collided with a fence.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Head Injuries

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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