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All incident reports submitted via the old pan Europe incident reporting system, that had been approved for publication prior to 21 January 2026, can be found below.

Incident reports submitted via the new FIDA pan Europe incident reporting system after 21 January 2026 that have been approved for publication can be found on our FIDA Incident reports page

Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:

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• Paraglider
• Flexwing Hang Glider
• Rigid Hang Glider
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• Speedflyer/Miniwing
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Incident reports for flexwing hang glider wings are displayed below in summary form.

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There are 422 entries for flexwing hang glider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 15.11.2009 (B4401)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: AP	Location Ben Bhraggie, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airborne Fun 190 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Wind dropped and pilot decided to bottom land. Discovered harness zip jammed so decided to land on wheels. Landed ok but one wheel hit hole and stopped abruptly.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder
Date 10.09.2009 (B4380)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: CP	Location Pontlottyn, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Sport 2 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot mistimed first ever upslope landing. Flying too slow, possible stall. Glider nosed in.	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus
Date 01.09.2009 (B4375)	Pilot Male Age: 27 Rating: CP	Location Crow Hall, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Pilot encountered turbulence at 40ft on tow launch. Launch was aborted and pilot instructed to land ahead. Pilot failed to flare sufficiently and landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated arm
Date 01.08.2009 (B4366)	Pilot Male Age: 68 Rating: P	Location Perranporth, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot suffered high speed stall on modified prototype hang glider.	Injury Pilot: Fr c2 vertebra
Date 25.07.2009 (B4364)	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: P	Location Sutton Meadows, UK Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airborne C2 Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot failed to hold trolley rope during aerotow launch. Glider lifted prematurely, rotating to the right and impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder
Date 02.07.2009 (B4361)	Pilot Male Age: 37 Rating: AP	Location Laragne, France Wind Strength: 20-27 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes RS Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary While on final glide to goal field pilot was caught out by increased wind and was forced to land short in turbulent air. Glider nosed in hard and pilot could not release uprights quick enough.	Injury Pilot: Fr little finger, cut leg.
Date 12.06.2009 (B4353)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: Under training	Location Woldingham SW bowl, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student moved hands on uprights while on launch run allowing nose to drop. Glider nosed in and student swung though.	Injury Pilot: Bruised elbow
Date 12.06.2009 (B4352)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: Under training	Location Woldingham SW bowl, UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student pulled leg muscle while ground handling glider.	Injury Pilot: Pulled muscle in leg
Date 02.06.2009 (B4349)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: Under training	Location UK Wind Strength: 0-11 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Falcon Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student misjudged approach and landed heavily resulting in bent upright.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 30.05.2009 (B4347)	Pilot Male Age: 66 Rating: CP	Location Labrador Bay, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Xtralite 147 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot landed in sea having allowed himself to run out of landing options while coastal soaring. Pilot had been focusing on taking pictures rather than flying.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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