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 18.04.2019	Pilot Male Age: 29 Flying Experience: 8 years 50 flights (2 flights)	Location Bo-Peep, Sussex, UK, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot flew too slow on his landing approach. The glider stalled and dropped the left wing. The pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 28.03.2019	Pilot Male Age: 63 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 42 years 1000 hours	Location Defford Croft airfield, Defford /Worcestershire, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes RX3.5 Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot had low level weak link break during an aerotow and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Head Injuries

Date 25.03.2019	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 27 years (1 flight)	Location Llangollen, Llangollen, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Sport 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot returning to the sport after 10 year lay off. Pilot made rushed launch but was able to get off and flew for 10-15 mins. Pilot made safe landing but was then ground looped breaking an upright.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 22.02.2019	Pilot Male Age: 22 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 7 years 2 hours (1 hour) 15 flights (3 flights)	Location Macher, Lanzarote, Spain Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot stalled the glider while ridge soaring, lost control of the glider and impacted the side of the hill. Pilot sustained minor bruising and scratches on left arm, glider was unharmed.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 04.11.2018	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: P Flying Experience: 41 years 631 hours (31 hours) 1500 flights (34 flights)	Location Beachy Head, Eastbourne, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Evo3 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot avoided usual top landing area due to paraglider activity. Pilot ended up downwind of a bank on approach and was caught by low level turbulence. Pilot landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 24.09.2018	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 40 years 2000 hours (20 hours)	Location Dungiven west, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Icaro 2000 Laminar 2000 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot successfully deployed drogue, attached to left shoulder strap, for a downslope landing. Pilot found glider impossible to turn and crashed onto a road having flown under telephone lines and over a hedge.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries

Date 31.08.2018	Pilot Male Age: 59 Rating: Pilot (Club Coach) Flying Experience: 40 years 700 hours (22 hours) 500 flights (14 flights)	Location Defford Croft Farm Airfield, Defford nr Malvern, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Fly 2 Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot did not leave sufficient height for his circuit approach and landed heavily just short of the runway.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Head Injuries Passenger: Minor Injuries Cervical Spine

Date 30.08.2018	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 48 years 2000 hours (50 hours) 2000 flights	Location Chabre Ridge, Laragne, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Litespeed RX Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was flying along a ridge of trees and was halfway down heading to the cliffs beside a landing field. Turned around to line up landing and did another turn to make sure no overshoot. During the last turn pilot was forced into trees due to posible rotor.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder

Date 07.08.2018	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 41 years 5000 hours (100 hours) 5000 flights (40 flights)	Location Long Mynd, Long Mynd, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes RX3.5 pro Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot took off into extreme turbulence, possibly caused by a dust devil, and was turned down wind into the hill. Pilot was able to flare hard and prevent significant damage to himself and the glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 31.07.2018	Pilot Male	Location Ringstead, Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: ICARO Laminar Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot landed cross-wind and slightly banked. Heavy landing broke carbon fibre base bar.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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