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British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association

British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

Incident Reports - Informal Investigations

Incident reports received by the BHPA are available in summary form on this page. If you're looking for reports of formal investigations undertaken in the case of a serious incident, please visit our Incident Reports (formal investigations) page.

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

Incident reports for flexwing hang glider wings are displayed below in summary form.

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If available, total hours flown and hours flown in the previous six months are included below, with the latter displayed in brackets.

There are 403 entries for flexwing hang glider wings

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Date Pilot Location Wing Type Summary Injury
10.07.2012 Male

Age:
69

Rating:
CP

Flying Experience:
46 years
880 hours

Woolacombe,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:,
Strong Turbulence,
Rain, Snow
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Moyes
Xtralite

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot approached top landing with insufficient airspeed and glider stalled. Base bar hit ground and pilot swung through.

Minor Injuries,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

18.06.2012 Male

Age:
54

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
35 years

Merthyr,
UK

Wind Strength:
5-10 km/h

Conditions:,
Not Turbulent
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills Wing
T2C

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot mistimed landing flare and landed heavily with one hand still on upright.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

02.06.2012 Male

Age:
52

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
16 years
120 hours

Swanborough,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:,
Light Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Moyes
Litespeed S4

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot misjudged wind on landing and glider stalled from 2m. Pilot did not release the uprights.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

13.05.2012 Male

Age:
65

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
43 years
2000 hours

Rodney Stoke,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills Wing
Talon

Launch Type:
Foot
Because of windy and turbulent conditions, pilot could not make normal landing field and landed in a field with cattle.

Unhurt
12.05.2012 Male

Age:
46

Flying Experience:
2 hours

Bradwell Edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
20-25 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Airwave
Pulse 2

Launch Type:
Foot
Student made approach to top landing but was too high. Made approach to alternate landing field but stalled one wing and landed heavily. Did not let go of uprights.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

08.05.2012 Male

Age:
49

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
29 years
300 hours

Merthyr,
UK

Wind Strength:
35-40 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Strong Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Moyes
Litespeed

Launch Type:
Foot
While attempting to land in windy, gusty and turbulent conditions the glider dropped a wing and came down heavily from 2 - 3m.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

05.05.2012 Male

Age:
45

Rating:
AP

Flying Experience:
36 years
2000 hours

Malvern,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:
Strong,
Moderate Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Moyes
RS

Launch Type:
Foot
Immediately after takeoff the pilot noticed the glider handling to be wrong. VB was not working properly and glider had pronounced turn. Pilot managed to fly task and land safely. Found that VB rope was wrapped around cross tube.

Unhurt
02.05.2012 Male

Age:
53



Hell's Mouth tow site,
UK

Wind Strength:
15-20 km/h

Conditions:
Calm,
Not Turbulent
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills Wing
Condor

Launch Type:
Winch/vehicle Tow
Student went off line under tow and failed to correct. Glider landed heavily in a turn.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

22.03.2012 Male

Age:
59



Teba,
Spain

Wind Strength:
10-15 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Not Turbulent
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Aeros
Target

Launch Type:
Foot
After a few soaring beats the pilot was seen to fly straight along the ridge until he collided with the ridge face.

Fatal,
Head Injuries

19.02.2012 Male

Age:
47

Rating:
P

Flying Experience:
28 years
600 hours

Devil's Dyke,
UK

Wind Strength:
25-30 km/h

Conditions:
Moderate,
Light Turbulence
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Laminar

Launch Type:
Foot
Pilot landed heavily in tailwind due to switching winds in landing field.

Seriously Injured,
Hands, Arms, Shoulder

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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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