British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

Incident Reports (Informal)

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:

• All Wing Types
• Paraglider
• Flexwing Hang Glider
• Rigid Hang Glider
• Speedrider
• Speedflyer/Miniwing
• Powered PG
• Powered HG
• Other

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

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If known, total hours and total flights flown are displayed below together with hours and flights flown in the past six months, the latter being displayed in brackets.

There are 415 entries for flexwing hang glider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 11.08.2012	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P Flying Experience: 36 years 1000 hours 1000 flights	Location Mendlesham, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airborne C2 Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Shortly after the launch the pilot discovered the second tow line was hooked over the release levers. Glider entered lockout and winch man cut power and line enabling pilot to make recovery and land.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 26.07.2012	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 40 years 1000 hours 1000 flights	Location Chabre, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing T2C Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot encountered lift on landing and glider turned. Pilot recovered but landed still turning. Glider hit the ground with one upright and spun round. Pilot unclipped the glider was flipped over by gust of wind causing some damage.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 10.07.2012	Pilot Male Age: 69 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 48 years 880 hours	Location Woolacombe, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence, Rain, Snow	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Xtralite Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot approached top landing with insufficient airspeed and glider stalled. Base bar hit ground and pilot swung through.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 18.06.2012	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 37 years	Location Merthyr, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions:, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing T2C Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot mistimed landing flare and landed heavily with one hand still on upright.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 02.06.2012	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: P Flying Experience: 18 years 120 hours 302 flights	Location Swanborough, Sussex, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Litespeed S4 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot misjudged wind on landing and glider stalled from 2m. Pilot did not release the uprights.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 13.05.2012	Pilot Male Age: 65 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 45 years 2000 hours	Location Rodney Stoke, Somerset, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Talon Launch Type: Foot	Summary Because of windy and turbulent conditions, pilot could not make normal landing field and landed in a field with cattle.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 12.05.2012	Pilot Male Age: 46 Flying Experience: 2 hours 65 flights	Location Bradwell Edge, Deryshire, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Pulse 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary 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.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 08.05.2012	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: P Flying Experience: 31 years 300 hours 500 flights	Location Merthyr, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions: Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Litespeed Launch Type: Foot	Summary While attempting to land in windy, gusty and turbulent conditions the glider dropped a wing and came down heavily from 2 - 3m.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 05.05.2012	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 38 years 2000 hours 1000 flights	Location Malvern, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes RS Launch Type: Foot	Summary 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.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.05.2012	Pilot Male Age: 53	Location Hell's Mouth tow site, Cornwall, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Condor Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary Student went off line under tow and failed to correct. Glider landed heavily in a turn.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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