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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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• 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 16.08.2003 (B3713)	Pilot Male Age: 39 Rating: AP	Location Mercury, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Litespeed 4 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 15.08.2003 (B3712)	Pilot Female Age: 54 Rating: CP	Location Crow Hall, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Sky Hook Gypsy Small Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student went off line on tow then spiralled into ground.	Injury Pilot: Fatal.
Date 07.08.2003 (B3707)	Pilot Male Age: 22 Rating: Novice	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Elan Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student went off line and landed down wind. Glider flipped over.	Injury Pilot: Concussion, sprained wrist.
Date 01.08.2003 (B3702)	Pilot Male Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: La Mouette Topless	Summary Pilot landed having flown under power lines. Didnt realsie until after landed.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 27.07.2003 (B3700)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: CP	Location Hill Farm, Norfolk, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Pulse 2 Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Badly bruised arm, thigh and knee detached left biceps tendon.
Date 26.07.2003 (B3697)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: AP	Location Laragne, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Litespeed 4 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 24.07.2003 (B3696)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: Novice	Location Darley Moor, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Condor Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student drifted off line and tow line was guillotined by winch operator. Student over corrected and crash landed.	Injury Pilot: Fr humerus.
Date 20.07.2003 (B3694)	Pilot Male Age: 56 Rating: CP	Location Larragne, Bhpa Nationals., France	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Multiple, including head injuries.
Date 15.07.2003 (B3692)	Pilot Male Age: 35 Rating: AP	Location Chabre, France Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Cheetah Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Lightly bruised.
Date 07.07.2003 (B3688)	Pilot Male Age: 28 Rating: CP	Location Bedlinog, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Vision Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Dislocated shoulder.

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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