Report events
Pilots can record their own or observed accidents, near misses and other safety events using the FIDA form.
Flight-Sport-Incident-Database · Air sports
Learn from incidents and improve safety
FIDA brings together accident, near-miss and safety event reports as a shared basis for analysis, prevention and safer air sports.
The challenge
Knowledge must cross association boundaries
Lessons from incidents can improve air sports safety. Reports must be recorded consistently, analysed meaningfully and made accessible to authorised parties.
Paragliding, hang gliding, gliding, model flying and parachuting have different events, processes and systems. A shared platform was needed for cross-disciplinary comparison.
The solution
A shared data foundation for air sports
Analyse thoroughly
Detailed reports provide the data for meaningful accident statistics, analysis and associations' safety work.
Share findings
Selected reports can be published fully anonymised. Non-personal event data can also help manufacturers improve aircraft and equipment.
Supply websites
Selected information can be displayed on participating associations' websites through an interface.
Connect systems
Import interfaces let national associations transfer data from their existing solutions.
Accidents & incidentsincluding near misses
Several associationsone interoperable platform
Confidentialanonymised publication of selected reports
Developed together
Four associations, one platform across air sports
DMFV names DHV (German Paragliding and Hang Gliding Association), DSV (German Gliding Association), DMFV (German Model Flying Association) and DFV (German Parachuting Association) as development partners. Other air sports organisations can join the project.
- Structured event reporting
- Accidents, near misses and observations
- Air sports equipment and model aircraft
- Cross-disciplinary comparison
- Anonymised or confidential processing
- Extensible technical architecture
Primary sources: The reporting form is available at fida.aero . The DHV describes its accident reporting and safety work; the DMFV explains FIDA for model flying. Additional reporting duties vary by air sport and type of damage. DMFV describes AI pattern recognition as a database goal; since the source does not demonstrate production use, we do not present it as an available feature.
Project expertise
What this solution brings together
Data modelling
Different events are structured so they can be searched and analysed together.
Systems integration
Import and output interfaces connect the central platform with existing systems and association websites.
Data protection
Controlled sharing without personal data combines learning with responsible report handling.
Make knowledge accessible
Which data is still held in separate systems?
We develop platforms that capture expertise systematically, connect existing systems and make information available where needed.
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