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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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• Other

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 09.09.2006 (B4084)	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P	Location Thorn Hill, Stirling, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing U2 Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary Pilot landed in rough ground just short of landing field having hit sink and struggled with a jammed harness zip.	Injury Pilot: 3 fr vertebrae, fr ribs
Date 02.09.2006 (B4082)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: AP	Location Thoran B, France Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airbourne C2 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot hit turbulence just prior to landing having crossed goal line in very strong and gusty conditions.	Injury Pilot: Torn tissue in shoulder
Date 16.08.2006 (B4075)	Pilot Male Age: 42 Rating: Novice	Location East Hill ,Rothbury, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Elan Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot took off on top to bottom flight but flew too slowly. Glider entered slow turn then crashed into hillside.	Injury Pilot: Fr cheek, nose and punctured lungs.
Date 10.08.2006 (B4073)	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: Novice	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Condor	Summary Student fell forward while practising running with glider.	Injury Pilot: Dislo shoulder
Date 05.08.2006 (B4071)	Pilot Male Age: 34 Rating: Novice	Location Brandon West, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Pilot fell forward on landing and struck elbow on hard (no rain) ground.	Injury Pilot: Fr elbow
Date 27.07.2006 (B4068)	Pilot Male Age: 39 Rating: Novice	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Pilot flared glider to land before losing speed and climbed to 10-15ft. Pilot sprained ankle on touching down.	Injury Pilot: Spr ankle
Date 01.07.2006 (B4057)	Pilot Male Age: 39 Rating: CP	Location Mam Tor, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Rio Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot made poor approach resulting in the need to S off excess height. Glider stalled and landed heavily.	Injury Unknown
Date 29.06.2006 (B4055)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P	Location Milk Hill, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Target 160 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot took off in light conditions and lost height making landing field impossible. Tried fly on wall landing but wheels caught on rough ground breaking both uprights and pilots arm.	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus
Date 14.06.2006 (B4043)	Pilot Male	Location West Runton, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Calypso Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot clipped sea defense while on landing approach having misjudged wind gradient. .	Injury Pilot: Fr arm
Date 10.06.2006 (B4039)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP	Location Mere Bowl, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Elan Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot failed to maintain proper airspeed while on approach having been object fixated by obstacles in landing field.	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus, cheek and knee

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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