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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 12.10.2002 (B3567)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Calypso Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Unknown
Date 12.10.2002 (B3566)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Pulse Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Unknown
Date 12.10.2002 (B3565)	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: P	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Xtralite Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Unknown
Date 07.10.2002 (B3564)	Pilot Female Age: 27	Location Woldingham, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Variable	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby	Summary Student pulled muscle during take off run.	Injury Pilot: Pulled leg muscle
Date 06.10.2002 (B3561)	Pilot Male Age: 33 Rating: CP	Location Harting Down, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Elan Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Glider stalled through wind gradient as pilot made landing approach too close to a line of trees.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 29.09.2002 (B3557)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: P	Location Rushup Edge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Stealth *Pl Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Glider had uncontrollable right turn - only discovered after launch - pilot impacted the hill. Glider had been crashed on previous flight - no damage discovered.	Injury Pilot: Concussion, lacerated knee
Date 24.09.2002 (B3551)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: P	Location Die Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Magic 3 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot attempting to launch in light wind conditions did not generate sufficient airspeed during take-off run. Witnesses said nose was too high. Glider stalled and fell over 40ft cliff edge into trees.	Injury Unknown
Date 20.09.2002 (B3545)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: CP	Location Unknown	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider	Summary During hang check the noseman noticed that the pilots harness shoulder rope was frayed. It appeared that the rope had been overstitched causing the cord to melt.	Injury Unknown
Date 19.09.2002 (B3543)	Pilot Unknown	Location Unknown	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Kiss	Summary Pilot was seen to misjudge his landing approach and land heavily on a road.	Injury Pilot: Unconscious, ambulance called, dr on scene
Date 15.09.2002 (B3538)	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP	Location Annecy, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Pulse, Mkii Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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