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All incident reports submitted via the old Euro system, and approved for publication before it was shut down, can be found below.

Once passed for publication, all new incident reports submitted via the FIDA pan Europe incident reporting system, can be found on our FIDA Incident Reports page

Summaries of incident reports are available for the following wing types:

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• Paraglider
• Flexwing Hang Glider
• Rigid Hang Glider
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• Speedflyer/Miniwing
• Powered PG
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• Other

Incident reports for all wing types are displayed below in summary form.

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If known, total flights flown and flights flown in the past six months are displayed below, the latter being displayed in brackets.

There are 3356 entries for all wing types

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 16.12.2012 (E703)	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 16 years 8 hours 20 flights	Location Stag's Fell, North Yorkshire, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Prion Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot did not notice that wind had shifted in the landing area and slowed glider down too much on approach. Glider stalled then spun in from 5m.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 11.11.2012 (E694)	Pilot Female Age: 44 16 flights	Location Firle, Newhaven, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Airwave Logic Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student failed to stand up out of harness and flare for landing. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs
Date 31.10.2012 (E695)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 35 years 1000 hours 1000 flights	Location Bir, India Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Independence Pioneer Launch Type: Foot	Summary While gliding on full speed bar the pilot had mid air collision with Griffon vulture which became entangled in glider lines. Glider stalled and after attempting to dislodge bird pilot deployed parachute. Bird fell away and pilot landed in 35m pine tree. Pilot climbed down uninjured.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 27.10.2012 (E696)	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 50 years 2000 hours 2000 flights	Location North Hill, Minehead, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Litespeed RS Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot made inadequate run on take off in marginal conditions. Glider dropped a wing and rotated back into the hillside before ground looping.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Head Injuries
Date 20.10.2012 (E697)	Pilot Male Age: 27 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 16 years 30 hours	Location Fair Snape Fell, Parlick, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Gin Gliders Bolero 4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was lifted off the ground facing the wrong direction while attempting to launch in strong winds. Pilot failed to control the glider before it turned and impacted the hill.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 20.10.2012 (E693)	Pilot Male Age: 60	Location Legzira Bowl, Morocco Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Alpha 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student launched but drifted to right and hit foot on large rock.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 14.10.2012 (E690)	Pilot Male Age: 33 Rating: P Flying Experience: 17 years 200 hours	Location Rhossili, Swansea, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h	Wing Type Speedflyer/Miniwing Wing: Ozone Fazer Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was soaring mini wing and misjudged downwind beat. Impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 09.10.2012 (E689)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years 200 hours	Location Palmorat, Alicante, Spain Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Rush 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered frontal collapse that dived in front. Glider recovered with 50% cravat. Glider began to spiral so pilot deployed parachute. Parachute did not open and rotated around pilot. Parachute opened a little just before pilot impacted.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 06.10.2012 (E688)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP	Location Hill Farm, Fransham, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Not recorded Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Pilot was being winched when weak link broke at 10m. Pilot landed heavily on feet then back.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 22.09.2012 (E681)	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: P Flying Experience: 35 years 900 hours 1300 flights	Location Sywell Aerodrome, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Rigid Hang Glider Wing: AIR Atos C Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary On launching the pilot could not move left hand down to base bar as it had become jammed in the join between upright and rear wire. Pilot was able to continue launch with one hand and then release jammed hand.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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