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 421 entries for flexwing hang glider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 27.06.2010	Pilot Male Age: 57 Rating: AP	Location Clatter, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airborne Rev Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision while thermalling during a competition. Collision resulted in damage to glider and pilot deployed emergency parachute. Combination of head down attitude and very small parachute resulted in severe injury to the pilot.	Injury Pilot: Fr vertebrae
Date 27.06.2010	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P	Location Clatter, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Stealth kpl Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision while thermalling during a competition. Pilot attempted to land normally but glider became unstable and pilot crashed.	Injury Pilot: Bruising and muscle strain
Date 23.06.2010	Pilot Male Age: 37	Location Kimmeridge, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Clubman Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and was still in turn as he hit the ground. Broke leading edge and upright but pilot ok.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 19.06.2010	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: P	Location Monks Down, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airborne Sting 3 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach and crashed into fence.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 18.06.2010	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: P	Location Bo Peep, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Air Atos 14.5 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary On approach glider hit by thermal which turned glider towards trees. Wing struck tree causing glider to turn and pitch down. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 12.06.2010	Pilot Male Age: 54 Rating: AP	Location Devils Dyke, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot, with history of shoulder dislocation, reached for uprights and dislocated shoulder. Pilot landed crosswind and ground-looped. No further injuries sustained.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder
Date 09.05.2010	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: CP	Location Model Ridge, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Solar Wings Ace Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot failed to properly control glider and stalled glider on approach in attempt to miss people in car park.	Injury Pilot: Fr shoulder
Date 04.04.2010	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: CP	Location Kovek, Slovenia, Slovenia Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airborne Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary On final approach pilot hit turbulence while on uprights. Both harness buckles opened then the zip became undone. Pilot landed safely. Later inspection found buckles could release under load.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.01.2010	Pilot Female Age: 38 Rating: CP	Location Milk Hill Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros KPL Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot misjudged height and wind speed on approach. Nosed in on landing.	Injury Pilot: Bruised eye
Date 15.11.2009	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: AP	Location Ben Bhraggie, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airborne Fun 190 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Wind dropped and pilot decided to bottom land. Discovered harness zip jammed so decided to land on wheels. Landed ok but one wheel hit hole and stopped abruptly.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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