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Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:

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

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If known, total hours and total flights flown are displayed below together with hours and flights flown in the past six months, 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 16.01.2026	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P	Location Eyam Edge, Derbyshire, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Niviuk Artik 6 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was not able to operate their accelerator system inside their Niviuk Arrow (pod harness) in flight. Upon investigation the pilot identified that a loop on the speedbar line was caught on the waist strap system and was no longer routed correctly. This was hidden from view by the pocket and instrument clip.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 16.01.2026	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: P	Location Du Toits Kloof Pass, Paarl, South Africa Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Swift 5 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot clipped a tree on landing approach, snapping a stabilo line.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 14.01.2026	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: P Flying Experience: 23 years 600 hours (15 hours) 450 flights (10 flights)	Location Bischling, Werfenweg, Austria Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent, Leeside	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Mac Para Paradis Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was thermalling and induced a tight turn which led to a collapse with twisted lines. The pilot deployed their emergency parachute which did not open fully before the pilot crashed through the tree canopy, due to the low height above ground at which the incident occurred.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 09.01.2026	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: P Flying Experience: 32 years 881 hours (6 hours) 706 flights (12 flights)	Location N/A, N/A, UK	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flow Paragliders Fusion	Summary The pilot discovered that multiple conflicting line specifications exist for this paraglider (hard copy, two online manual versions, and a separate spec from the manufacturer), with differences of up to 16 mm.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 05.01.2026	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: P Flying Experience: 9 years 1390 hours (110 hours) 1533 flights (90 flights)	Location Mam Tor NW, Edale, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Flow Paragliders Fusion Light Launch Type: Foot	Summary Whist attempting a reverse launch in switching winds and on frozen slippery ground, the pilot was pulled over. A radio carried in a front pocket concentrated the force of the impact in that area of the body, resulting in minor injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Thorax
Date 04.01.2026	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: P Flying Experience: 5 years 330 hours (30 hours) 254 flights (21 flights)	Location Trentishoe, Devon, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Swing Libra RS Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was dragged into a wall when top landing in strong and gusty conditions.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 31.12.2025	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 1 year 5 hours (3 hours) 49 flights (26 flights)	Location Dunstable Downs, Dunstable, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Advance Epsilon DLS Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot encountered sinking air immediately after take-off, snagging their side-mounted emergency parachute deployment handle on a bush. This initiated a release of the emergency parachute which deployed and caught on a bush, stopping the flight.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 31.12.2025	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: P Flying Experience: 21 years 1450 hours (40 hours) 700 flights (20 flights)	Location Schwarzenberg, Schwarzenberg, Vorarlberg, Austria Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Zeolite GT Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was seeking thermic lift and inadvertently induced a spin. The pilot landed through trees, hitting the ground and sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 30.12.2025	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Telegraph Hill, East Lothian, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Nova Mentor 3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary On a coastal ridge in strong, gusty conditions, the paraglider experienced an asymmetric collapse shortly after take-off and entered a spin. The pilot then impacted the hillside, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Head Injuries
Date 19.12.2025	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 22 years 1200 hours (80 hours) 800 flights (30 flights)	Location Porterville, PV valley, South Africa Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Paraglider Wing: Ozone Zeno 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot was thermalling and attempting to achieve a 'low save' during a competition flight in strong thermic conditions with moderate turbulence. They collided with the hillside and were dragged along the ground, sustaining injury.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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