Hang Glider

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
04.06.2002 Male

Age:
27



Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth,
UK
Flexwing Hang Glider Report received from AAIB of hang glider crash.

Uspecified
01.06.2002 Male

Age:
49

Rating:
P



Mont Sarha,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Atos

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)
Illegible - can only glean that pilot misjudged landing approach which resulted in a crash.

Broken ulnar- l cracked humerus- r ambulance to huddersfield hospital
31.05.2002 Male

Age:
52



Darley Moor,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Mars

Launch Type:
Winch Tow
Student pushed out during tow launch causing the gliders left wing to stall, the glider turned and the left wing tip hit the ground.

Bruised right leg anmd shoulder
12.05.2002 Male

Age:
53

Rating:
P



Thornhill,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Variable
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Solar Wings
Scandal Xkr

Launch Type:
Aero Tow
Pilot misjudged landing approach and undershot the intended landing field. He collided with a tall bush resulting in the glider sustaining structural damage.

11.05.2002 Male

Age:
33

Rating:
AP



Bradwell Edge,
UK

Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
2000
Pilot approaching top landing field misjudged windstrength and made his final turn too low leaving insufficient height to clear a wall at the downwind end of the field. The pilot landed cross wind behind the wall.

11.05.2002 Male

Age:
35

Rating:
CP



West Firle,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Swing
Mistral 2

Launch Type:
Foot (Reverse)
Pilot performing 360 degree turns whilst low. During one turn the glider encountered sinking air with the result that he was unable to complete the turn, the pilot impacted the hill.

Cracked/fractured l1 vertibrae
05.05.2002 Male

Age:
41

Rating:
P



Corndon,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
La Mouette- Topless 1
Following a xc flight the pilot misjudged the wind direction which resulted in a downwind landing. The glider landed on its wheels then ground looped.

05.05.2002

Monks Down,
UK

Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Solar Wings
Scandal

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
No details available

05.05.2002 Male

Age:
46

Rating:
P



Monks Down,
UK

Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Airwave
Magic Iv

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)
Pilot misjudged wind strength on landing approach which resulted in his landing approach being too far back behind landing field. He narrowly avoided a collision with a barbed wire fence.

25.04.2002 Male

Age:
36

Rating:
P



Shinning Tor,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Amour159

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)
Following a short xc flight the pilot misjudged his approach into a field clipping the roof of a barn on his final turn into wind. The glider rotated left and then inverted.

Sprained left wrist bruised hip
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Last updated: 7 December 2023

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