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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 29.07.2019 (E11617)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 37 years 1000 hours (20 hours) 10000 flights	Location Friar Waddon, Dorchester, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Punk Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot entered spiral to lose height but quickly began to "grey out". Pilot was able to ease off the spiral just in time to prevent total loss of vision and land safely.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 26.07.2019 (E11506)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Flying Experience: 7 years 29 flights	Location West Mersea,, Colchester, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Very Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Mojo3 Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Student under training was being winched launched. Wind had been stable. Overcast with sunny intervals. Gust of wind came through and took the pilot higher into the air. Glider spun and pilot crashed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Date 23.07.2019 (E11434)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP	Location Beesands, Kingsbridge, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Sigma 10 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Under investigation	Injury Pilot: Fatal

Date 23.07.2019 (E11650)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: P Flying Experience: 27 years 500 hours (55 hours) 1000 flights (50 flights)	Location Planpraz, Chamonix, France Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot experienced extreme turbulence in an area he had flown through earlier with no problems. Pilot lost control and impacted cliff.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Date 23.07.2019 (E12254)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 400 hours (25 hours) (40 flights)	Location Piedrahita, Pieedrahita, Spain Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: GIN Carrera+ Launch Type: Foot	Summary Weather changed while pilot was flying. Pilot turned and flew downwind to escape but encountered severe turbulence. Wing collapsed with twisted risers and pilot deployed parachute at 2300m. Pilot hit ground hard on his back.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured

Date 22.07.2019 (E11389)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 1000 hours (200 hours)	Location Thurstaston Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Iota 2	Summary Jogger running across the site not looking where she was going, ran over paraglider lines & almost tripped whist the equipment was being laid out for preflight inspection. No injuries.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 19.07.2019 (E11602)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 15 years 74 hours (6 hours) 147 flights (7 flights)	Location Morzine, Morzine, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-Turn Blacklight Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot spun glider while trying to avoid power lines having been attempting to thermal close to the hill.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 17.07.2019 (E11671)	Pilot Male Age: 32 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 160 hours (25 hours) 300 flights (40 flights)	Location South coast, Plienmont, Guernsey Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Skywalk Chili 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged wind direction and encountered sinking air while coastal soaring. Pilot attempted a safe landing but spun the glider by flying too slowly.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs

Date 16.07.2019 (E11326)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: Unqualified Flying Experience: 7 years 10 flights	Location Muggery Bottom, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: U-Turn Evolution 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student landed slightly cross wind and didn't flare resulting in all his weight going through one leg.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs

Date 15.07.2019 (E11293)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: P Flying Experience: 38 years 1300 hours (40 hours) 1000 flights (20 flights)	Location Firle Beacon, Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot caught a thermal at ridge height and attempted to turn with it. Pilot was flying too slowly and stalled wing at 25ft landing heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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