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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.

The BHPA incident reports database is fully searchable. To refine your search you can specify a particular wing type and select "or" or "and". For example, if you want to search for paraglider incidents at Hay Bluff, for best search results select paraglider from the drop down list and the "and" option.

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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
23.05.2004 Male

Age:
48

Rating:
CP



Sutton Meadows,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Rio

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Emergency parachute deployed accidentaly having just released from aerotow. Pilot thinks it may not have been correctly fitted.

None
17.05.2004 Male

Age:
39

Rating:
CP



Westbury,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Flight Design
Ghostbuster

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Pilot decided to land having lost spoileron in turbulence. Caught base bar on long grass and nosed in heavily.

Neck and back strain
07.05.2004 Male

Age:
25

Rating:
Novice



Abertysswg,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Hi Way
Stubby

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)
Student lost concentration and pushed out instead of pulling in causing glider to stall.

None
09.04.2004 Male

Age:
31

Rating:
Novice



Bow Lee,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Aeros
T16

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Student flew without permission or guidance from instructor and crashed.

Fr elbow
02.02.2004 Male

Age:
55



Beer Head,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Moyes
Litespeed

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Pilot took off with too high angle of attack and stalled a wing due to a combination of flying too slowly and having fuzzy hair.

Concussion, fuzzy hair.
17.10.2003 Male

Age:
55

Rating:
P



Tap O Noth,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Solar Wings
Xkr

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
HG pilot cocked up light wind take off. Broke upright.

None
05.10.2003 Male

Age:
50

Rating:
CP



Devils Dyke,
UK

Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Offpiste
Discovery

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Pilot attempted first top landing in strong conditions and possible rotor. Glider dropped wing and crashed. Pilot should have been with Coach for this task!

Fr humerus
04.10.2003 Male

Rating:
CP



Bell Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Turbulent
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Clubman
Laid flat glider picked up by wind and flipped back. Hit parked car causing slight dent.

None
28.09.2003 Male

Age:
46

Rating:
Novice



Winter Hill,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Aeros
Target
Student tip stalled glider prior to landing.

Fr wrist
28.08.2003 Male

Age:
48

Rating:
AP



Brazil Flexwing Hang Glider

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
No IR received at all. Have emailed RR 20/11/03. Tony.

Pelvis and head injuries.
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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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