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:

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

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There are 421 entries for flexwing hang glider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports

Date 02.09.2006	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: AP	Location Thoran B, France Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airbourne C2 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot hit turbulence just prior to landing having crossed goal line in very strong and gusty conditions.	Injury Pilot: Torn tissue in shoulder

Date 16.08.2006	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: Novice	Location East Hill ,Rothbury, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Elan Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot took off on top to bottom flight but flew too slowly. Glider entered slow turn then crashed into hillside.	Injury Pilot: Fr cheek, nose and punctured lungs.

Date 10.08.2006	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: Novice	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Condor	Summary Student fell forward while practising running with glider.	Injury Pilot: Dislo shoulder

Date 05.08.2006	Pilot Male Age: 34 Rating: Novice	Location Brandon West, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Pilot fell forward on landing and struck elbow on hard (no rain) ground.	Injury Pilot: Fr elbow

Date 27.07.2006	Pilot Male Age: 39 Rating: Novice	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Pilot flared glider to land before losing speed and climbed to 10-15ft. Pilot sprained ankle on touching down.	Injury Pilot: Spr ankle

Date 01.07.2006	Pilot Male Age: 39 Rating: CP	Location Mam Tor, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Rio Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot made poor approach resulting in the need to S off excess height. Glider stalled and landed heavily.	Injury Unknown

Date 29.06.2006	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P	Location Milk Hill, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target 160 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot took off in light conditions and lost height making landing field impossible. Tried fly on wall landing but wheels caught on rough ground breaking both uprights and pilots arm.	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus

Date 14.06.2006	Pilot Male	Location West Runton, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Calypso Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot clipped sea defense while on landing approach having misjudged wind gradient. .	Injury Pilot: Fr arm

Date 10.06.2006	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP	Location Mere Bowl, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Elan Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot failed to maintain proper airspeed while on approach having been object fixated by obstacles in landing field.	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus, cheek and knee

Date 05.06.2006	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: AP	Location Bo Peep, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Apco Santana Src Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot followed a thermal and left himself too low to complete a safe landing circuit. On finals, a thermal turned the glider 90 degrees and the pilot was forced to crash land into a tree.	Injury Pilot: Fr ribs, bruising

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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