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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.

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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.

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
20.07.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
56

Rating:
CP

Location
Larragne, Bhpa Nationals.,
France

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Multiple, including head injuries.

Date
15.07.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
35

Rating:
AP

Location
Chabre,
France

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Cheetah

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Lightly bruised.

Date
07.07.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
28

Rating:
CP

Location
Bedlinog,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Hi Way
Vision

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Dislocated shoulder.

Date
01.07.2003

Pilot
Unknown
Location
UK

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Goldmarque
Gyr

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Unknown


Date
23.06.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
30

Location
Abertysswg,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Airwave
Magic Iv

Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken left arm & possibly shoulder

Date
21.06.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Rating:
CP

Location
Edenfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Moyes
Extralite

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
12.06.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
44

Rating:
Novice

Location
Darley Moor,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Mars

Launch Type:
Winch Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Fr left arm, torn tendons in arm.

Date
07.06.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
56

Rating:
P

Location
Aspres,
France

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Solar Wings
Rush

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
01.06.2003

Pilot
Female

Age:
24

Rating:
Novice

Location
Darley Moor,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Mars

Launch Type:
Winch Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken left humerous, bruises to left side

Date
31.05.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
36

Rating:
P

Location
Aerotow-Com Aulk,
Spain

Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Relax

Launch Type:
Aero Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Sprain to right wrist and a bruise on knee

Last updated: 2 December 2024

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