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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
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Date 15.12.2000	Pilot Male Age: 38 Rating: CP	Location Devils Dyke, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Rio Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary The pilot made his approach to top landing too far back and with insufficient airspeed the glider stalled through the wind gradient.	Injury Pilot: Fractures of both arms (humerus).
Date 05.11.2000	Pilot Male Age: 46 Rating: CP	Location Frinton, UK Wind Strength: 40-48 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Enterprise Combat Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Broken clip supplied for examination. Glider negatively loaded during rigging - loud bang heard after launch - Pilot managed to land safely and discovered that the vb limiter strap has become detached due to a distorted clip.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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