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.

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 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 26.01.2011	Pilot Male Age: 29 Rating: AP	Location Mt Beauty Airfield, Australia	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot was on approach to land and lost control of glider.	Injury Unknown
Date 20.01.2011	Pilot Male Age: 19 Rating: Under training	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Falcon 2 Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Student failed to brace during launch and was pulled through A frame.	Injury Pilot: Cut chin
Date 20.01.2011	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: CP	Location Firle, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Litespeed S 4 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot attempted launch from further down slope due to failed previous launch. Was not able to clear fence and crashed down slope.	Injury Pilot: Fractured cheek and facial lacerations.
Date 31.10.2010	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: AP	Location Lords seat, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Combat L Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot rigged in long grass and did not notice batten going over the leading edge instead of under. Caused turn in flight and pilot landed quickly.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 20.10.2010	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: CP	Location Valle de Abdalajas, Spain Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Lightspeed Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot was flying too slow and misstimed flare when attempting first ever upslope, crosswind landing. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Fractured humerus
Date 28.09.2010	Pilot Male Age: 21	Location Cox Tor, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot lost control of glider while being taught by his father who was not an instructor. Pilot flew into hill downwind.	Injury Pilot: Fractures to femur and both humerus.
Date 31.08.2010	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: Under training	Location Wetton, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Rio Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student failed to notice leg loops not attached on launch. Student began to slide out of harness and fell 7-10m onto slope.	Injury Pilot: Fr ribs and punctured lung.
Date 28.08.2010	Pilot Male Age: 55 Rating: CP	Location Long Mynd, UK Wind Strength: 41-48 km/h Conditions: Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing XC Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary On inspecting glider after heavy landing, pilot noticed fracture in glider keel.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 28.08.2010	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: AP	Location Mendleshan, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Java 155 Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Pilot noticed glider had left turn and no bar pressure while on winch tow. Released at 200m and managed to land safely. Suspects curled up mylar inside leading edge due to fishing for broken batten ends.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 22.08.2010	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: CP	Location Chabre, France Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Solar Wings Scandal Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and landed downwind.	Injury Pilot: Bruising to face and arms

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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