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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 17.11.2001 (B3370)	Pilot Unknown	Location Treak Cliff, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Vision 5 Large	Summary Student misjuddged his landing appraoch and overshot into a wall.	Injury Pilot: Fr ankle.
Date 05.11.2001 (B3368)	Pilot Female Age: 26	Location Bedlinog, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Student pulled the bar in during take - off run but then didnt allow the glider to return to trim during flight. She continued to fly too fast and failed to round out during landing approach, this resulted in a heavy landing.	Injury Pilot: Winded and bruised.
Date 28.10.2001 (B3358)	Pilot Male Age: 36 Rating: P	Location Tap O Noth, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Exxtacy Large Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Flying suit material caught in the harness zip after launch the piulot struggled to undo the zip. Was unable to burst the velcro.	Injury Unknown
Date 10.09.2001 (B3339)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: P	Location Plaine Joux, France Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Amour	Summary Batten trapped under the mylar leading edge caused severe turn in flight, pilot didnt realise until hed landed.	Injury Unknown
Date 26.08.2001 (B3325)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: CP	Location Aspre - Sunbeuch, France Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Stealth Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Following take off the glider began to oscillate in roll / yaw - the pilot was unable to control these oscillations which increased in severity until the glider impacted the ridge.	Injury Pilot: Multiple fractures of arms and legs.
Date 14.08.2001 (B3322)	Pilot Female Age: 28 Rating: CP	Location Le Grand Montet, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Moyes Xt 145 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Using the s turn approach method, the pilot misjudged his position and ended up one third of the way down the field with too much height. He then hit some turbulence and was turned, the result being an impact with a telegraph pole.	Injury Unknown
Date 13.08.2001 (B3321)	Pilot Male Age: 38	Location Hill Farm, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby 200 Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student pushed out on the control frame as the glider was hit by a gust, the glider stalled and impacted the ground.	Injury Pilot: Fractured vertebrae, l3 and l4.
Date 12.08.2001 (B3320)	Pilot Male Age: 38	Location Col De Forclaz, France Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Calypso Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot attempting to land in an unfamiliar landing field. His downwind leg of the appraoch was too low which meant he had to make a steep/ tight turn into the field. As he made this turn the glider tip stalled and the pilot hit a bush.	Injury Pilot: Severe contusion chest and upper arm.
Date 12.08.2001 (B3319)	Pilot Male Age: 27 Rating: CP	Location Col De Forclas, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Kiss 154 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot stalled the glider whilst attempting to fly slowly in thermal lift, glider impacted the hill.	Injury Pilot: Swollen knee.
Date 09.08.2001 (B3318)	Pilot Male Age: 51 Rating: CP	Location Hill Farm, UK Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hi Way Stubby Launch Type: Winch Tow	Summary Student encountered turbulence during tow launch - he attempted to correct the gliders direction but overcontrolled the glider resulting in him now facing downwind. He continued his downwind flight path until he impacted the ground.	Injury Pilot: Fr cervical vertebra * 2.

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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