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 415 entries for flexwing hang glider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports

Date 31.01.2002	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: CP	Location Stanage Edge, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Vision 5 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot flew too far behind rocky cliff edge, he lost altitude and crashed amongst the rocks.	Injury Pilot: Three fractured vertebrae fr (r) arm fr (r) elbow cut lip/bruising.

Date 18.01.2002	Pilot Male Age: 36	Location Soo (Lanzarotte), Spain Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Off Piste Discovery	Summary Student flew downwind and crashed into the top of the mountain following several successful soaring beats.	Injury Pilot: Fr (r) foot.

Date 22.12.2001	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: CP	Location Nora Hill, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Xtra Lite 147 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot attempted to extend a cross country flight with the result that he had limited landing options. Landed in the rotor behind a tor, and was also blinded by the low sun.	Injury Pilot: Possible fr ribs, aggravated previous hg head injury, minor bruises.

Date 17.11.2001	Pilot Unknown	Location Treak Cliff, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Vision 5 Large	Summary Student misjuddged his landing appraoch and overshot into a wall.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle.

Date 05.11.2001	Pilot Female Age: 26	Location Bedlinog, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Student pulled the bar in during take - off run but then didnt allow the glider to return to trim during flight. She continued to fly too fast and failed to round out during landing approach, this resulted in a heavy landing.	Injury Pilot: Winded and bruised.

Date 28.10.2001	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: P	Location Tap O Noth, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Exxtacy Large Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Flying suit material caught in the harness zip after launch the piulot struggled to undo the zip. Was unable to burst the velcro.	Injury Unknown

Date 10.09.2001	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P	Location Plaine Joux, France Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Amour	Summary Batten trapped under the mylar leading edge caused severe turn in flight, pilot didnt realise until hed landed.	Injury Unknown

Date 26.08.2001	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: CP	Location Aspre - Sunbeuch, France Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Stealth Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Following take off the glider began to oscillate in roll / yaw - the pilot was unable to control these oscillations which increased in severity until the glider impacted the ridge.	Injury Pilot: Multiple fractures of arms and legs.

Date 14.08.2001	Pilot Female Age: 28 Rating: CP	Location Le Grand Montet, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Xt 145 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Using the s turn approach method, the pilot misjudged his position and ended up one third of the way down the field with too much height. He then hit some turbulence and was turned, the result being an impact with a telegraph pole.	Injury Unknown

Date 13.08.2001	Pilot Male Age: 38	Location Hill Farm, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby 200 Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student pushed out on the control frame as the glider was hit by a gust, the glider stalled and impacted the ground.	Injury Pilot: Fractured vertebrae, l3 and l4.

Last updated: 12 December 2024

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