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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 16.11.2018 (E9029)	Pilot Male Age: 37 Flying Experience: 8 years 4 flights (4 flights)	Location Quattro Mojones, Algodonales, Spain Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Atom 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student drifted crosswind on launch and did not correct the drift. Student crashed into the hillside.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 06.11.2018 (E9008)	Pilot Male Age: 30 Flying Experience: 8 years 2 flights (2 flights)	Location Training slope, Dharan, Nepal Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: ICARO Pica Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student on day 5 of a beginner course making small top to bottom flights. Flared on landing a little late, landed hard and sprained his ankle.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 05.11.2018 (E9005)	Pilot Male Age: 30 Flying Experience: 8 years 4 flights (4 flights)	Location Training slope, Dharan, Nepal Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: ICARO Pica Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student released brakes too soon on take-off and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 28.10.2018 (E8951)	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: P Flying Experience: 20 years 238 hours (30 hours) 499 flights (33 flights)	Location Bir, Bir, India Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: BGD Punk Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was caught in turbulence while ridge soaring. Glider suffered asymmetric collapse then cascade. Pilot deployed parachute, which did not fully deploy. Pilot landed through trees, avoiding serious injury.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.10.2018 (E8858)	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 22 years 632 hours (20 hours) 1361 flights (73 flights)	Location Hay Bluff NW, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary While soaring in "top-end" wind conditions the pilot discovered he had routed his two buckle harness and leg straps through his speed bar foot loop. This rendered the speed system inoperable.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.10.2018 (E8864)	Pilot Male Flying Experience: 8 years	Location Hay Bluff, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary During reverse ground handling training, the student pilot released the brakes during the "wall building" stage. The glider then inflated right wing tip first and quickly rose up and to the student's right hand side, pulling him onto his side.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 20.10.2018 (E8828)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 12 years 15 hours (1 hour) 30 flights (8 flights)	Location NHGPC, Great Fransham, Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Arcus Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Pilot spun glider having taken a wrap and induced a turn. Glider then entered cascade, which was not controlled by the pilot. Pilot deployed parachute but at too low an altitude for it to be effective.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 18.10.2018 (E8819)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Flying Experience: 12 years 35 hours (3 hours) 120 flights (18 flights)	Location Col de la Forclaz, Annecy, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: ICARO Cyber 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with another paraglider pilot while thermalling. Other pilot was flying soaring beats. Both pilots landed in trees in front of take-off uninjured.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries
Date 05.10.2018 (E8723)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 12 years 165 hours (25 hours) 420 flights (60 flights)	Location Lavante launch, Lejar Mountain Algodnales, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Hook 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot reverse launched successfully but was then lifted by a gust and pushed back over launch. Pilot collided with a rigged hang glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 03.10.2018 (E8618)	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 8 years 7 hours (7 hours) 27 flights (27 flights)	Location Westbury White Horse, Westbury, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Buzz Z5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot launched but was unable to penetrate into wind. Pilot landed but stumbled and was dragged into a bench at the top of the hill.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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