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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
04.04.2003 Male

Age:
52

Rating:
P



Harting Down,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Amour

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
No details available

Fatal.
31.03.2003 Male

Age:
32

Rating:
CP



Crows Hall,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Amour

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Pilot allowed glider to go off-line during aerotow. Possibly flying too slow.

Concussion and bruising
30.03.2003 Male

Age:
34

Rating:
AP



Shining Tor,
UK

Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h

Conditions:
Turbulent
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Laminar St

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
No details available

Bruised ribs.
30.03.2003 Male

Age:
35

Rating:
CP



Hill Farm,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Java

Launch Type:
Winch Tow
Low level weak link break leading to difficult landing.

Minor bruising of thumb.
27.01.2003 Female

Age:
37

Rating:
CP



Macher,Lanzerote.,
Spain

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Rio

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
No details available

Broken humerus left arm
21.01.2003 Female

Age:
33

Rating:
CP



Wallably Ranch,
US

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills Wing
Falcon 170

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
No details available

Broken leg and dislocated ankle
19.01.2003 Male

Age:
30

Rating:
CP



Thornhill,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
LAMINAR
Mr700

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
No details available

None
18.01.2003 Male

Age:
38

Rating:
CP



Edenfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Turbulent
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Aeros
Target

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
No details available

Broken right humerus
11.01.2003 Male

Age:
44

Rating:
FLPA



The Tarn Farm,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Java 155/Mosquito

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)
No details available

13.10.2002 Male

Age:
39



Darley Moor,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Mars

Launch Type:
Winch Tow
Glider drifted off to the right during low tow launch, student turned right instead of left causing glider to turn more quickly, impacted the ground heavily.

Bruised eye, stiff neck (later)
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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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