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 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
Date 10.09.2009	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: CP	Location Pontlottyn, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Sport 2 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot mistimed first ever upslope landing. Flying too slow, possible stall. Glider nosed in.	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus
Date 01.09.2009	Pilot Male Age: 27 Rating: CP	Location Crow Hall, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Pilot encountered turbulence at 40ft on tow launch. Launch was aborted and pilot instructed to land ahead. Pilot failed to flare sufficiently and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated arm
Date 01.08.2009	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: P	Location Perranporth, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot suffered high speed stall on modified prototype hang glider.	Injury Pilot: Fr c2 vertebra
Date 25.07.2009	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: P	Location Sutton Meadows, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airborne C2 Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot failed to hold trolley rope during aerotow launch. Glider lifted prematurely, rotating to the right and impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder
Date 02.07.2009	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: AP	Location Laragne, France Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes RS Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary While on final glide to goal field pilot was caught out by increased wind and was forced to land short in turbulent air. Glider nosed in hard and pilot could not release uprights quick enough.	Injury Pilot: Fr little finger, cut leg.
Date 12.06.2009	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: Under training	Location Woldingham SW bowl, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student moved hands on uprights while on launch run allowing nose to drop. Glider nosed in and student swung though.	Injury Pilot: Bruised elbow

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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