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 28.09.2003	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: Novice	Location Winter Hill, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target	Summary Student tip stalled glider prior to landing.	Injury Pilot: Fr wrist
Date 28.08.2003	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: AP	Location Brazil	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No IR received at all. Have emailed RR 20/11/03. Tony.	Injury Pilot: Pelvis and head injuries.
Date 16.08.2003	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: P	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Amour Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot released from aerotow due to oscilations. Flew into large pile of poo on landing!	Injury Pilot: Multiple fractures to left humerus.
Date 16.08.2003	Pilot Male Age: 39 Rating: AP	Location Mercury, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Litespeed 4 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 15.08.2003	Pilot Female Age: 54 Rating: CP	Location Crow Hall, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Sky Hook Gypsy Small Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student went off line on tow then spiralled into ground.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.
Date 07.08.2003	Pilot Male Age: 22 Rating: Novice	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Elan Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student went off line and landed down wind. Glider flipped over.	Injury Pilot: Concussion, sprained wrist.
Date 01.08.2003	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: La Mouette Topless	Summary Pilot landed having flown under power lines. Didnt realsie until after landed.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 27.07.2003	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: CP	Location Hill Farm, Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Pulse 2 Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Badly bruised arm, thigh and knee detached left biceps tendon.
Date 26.07.2003	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: AP	Location Laragne, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Litespeed 4 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.07.2003	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: Novice	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Condor Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student drifted off line and tow line was guillotined by winch operator. Student over corrected and crash landed.	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus.

Last updated: 2 December 2024

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