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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.

Powered hang glider

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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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
10.04.2003

Pilot
Female

Age:
36

Rating:
AP

Location
Quest Air Soaring,
US

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Moyes
Litespeed 4

Launch Type:
Aero Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Badly cut nose.

Date
06.04.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
58

Rating:
AP

Location
UK

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
04.04.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
52

Rating:
P

Location
Harting Down,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Gusts

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Amour

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Fatal.

Date
31.03.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
32

Rating:
CP

Location
Crows Hall,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Amour

Launch Type:
Aero Tow

Summary
Pilot allowed glider to go off-line during aerotow. Possibly flying too slow.

Injury
Pilot:
Concussion and bruising

Date
30.03.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
34

Rating:
AP

Location
Shining Tor,
UK

Wind Strength:
32-40 km/h

Conditions:
Turbulent

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Icaro
Laminar St

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Bruised ribs.

Date
30.03.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
35

Rating:
CP

Location
Hill Farm,
UK

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Java

Launch Type:
Winch Tow

Summary
Low level weak link break leading to difficult landing.

Injury
Pilot:
Minor bruising of thumb.

Date
27.01.2003

Pilot
Female

Age:
37

Rating:
CP

Location
Macher,Lanzerote.,
Spain

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Variable

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Avian
Rio

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken humerus left arm

Date
21.01.2003

Pilot
Female

Age:
33

Rating:
CP

Location
Wallably Ranch,
US

Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h

Conditions:
Thermic

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Wills Wing
Falcon 170

Launch Type:
Aero Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken leg and dislocated ankle

Date
19.01.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
30

Rating:
CP

Location
Thornhill,
UK

Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h

Conditions:
Smooth/Steady

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
LAMINAR
Mr700

Launch Type:
Aero Tow

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Unhurt

Date
18.01.2003

Pilot
Male

Age:
38

Rating:
CP

Location
Edenfield,
UK

Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h

Conditions:
Turbulent

Wing Type
Flexwing Hang Glider

Wing:
Aeros
Target

Launch Type:
Foot (Forward)

Summary
No details available

Injury
Pilot:
Broken right humerus

Last updated: 5 January 2025

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A number of incident analysis reports are also available in the safety section of our website. These are compiled from the individual incident reports submitted during the course of each year.

 

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