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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 19.10.2016 (E4081)	Pilot Male Age: 60 Rating: CP	Location Devils dyke, Brighton, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Seedwings Space	Summary Pilot was struggling to attach nose wires. It transpired that the glider had been in a minor crash on landing and the replaced uprights were too long. The uprights were subsequently changed.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 15.10.2016 (E3943)	Pilot Male Age: 49 Rating: P Flying Experience: 25 years 170 hours (3 hours) (5 flights)	Location Milk Hill, Pewsey, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing T2C Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was flying slowly to maximise lift causing the wing to stall when turning into approach base leg. Glider landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 02.10.2016 (E3921)	Pilot Male Age: 47 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 41 years 2000 hours (25 hours) 500 flights (20 flights)	Location Model ridge, Stokesley, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Not Turbulent	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airwave Calypso Launch Type: Foot	Summary Experienced pilot I chose to test fly the glider for a beginner. On rigging pilot noticed the compression struts were not totally tight but failed to appreciate that with the particular design if loose they could actually detach. The starboard side detached as the glider came under load and was found inside the sail. The resultant turn was unrecoverable and the glider turned and cartwheeled. Pilot chose to keep hold of the uprights rather than take any head impact. This resulted in both broken upper arms.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder
Date 15.08.2016 (E3858)	Pilot Male Age: 62 Rating: Pilot hg Flying Experience: 51 years 1000 hours (20 hours) 2000 flights (50 flights)	Location Mendlesham, Mendlesham, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Very Strong, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Discus Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary No details available	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 04.06.2016 (E3565)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P Flying Experience: 33 years 314 hours (10 hours) 420 flights (10 flights)	Location Griefenburg, Near Lienz, Austria Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent, Rain, Snow	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing U2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilots of similar weights and on same gliders, took off from same site at the same time on top to bottoms. They arrived at the landing area at the same time but due to switching winds, landed in opposite directions. Pilots avoided a collision by 6m.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 29.05.2016 (E3335)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: P Flying Experience: 31 years	Location Monk's Down, Shaftsbury, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing U-2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was too slow and too high on approach to landing. Glider turned on landing and flipped over damaging uprights and tip wand.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.05.2016 (E3342)	Pilot Male Rating: P	Location St Hilaire de Touvet, Grenoble, France Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Strong, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Sport 2 Launch Type: Foot	Summary The pilot made a ramp launch in thermic conditions with a cross wind. During the launch sequence the cross wind lifted the right wing tip causing the glider to turn left back towards the mountainside, where it impacted young trees, causing light damage to the glider.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 06.05.2016 (E3203)	Pilot Male Age: 64 Rating: Hang gliding pilot. Tow,aerotow,power. Flying Experience: 34 years 330 hours (4 hours) 270 flights (6 flights)	Location Airways airsports, Darley Moor, Ashbourne., UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills U2 Launch Type: Winch/vehicle Tow	Summary While test flying a hang glider, pilot forgot to release the tow line. After a short circuit flight the pilot landed and noticed the line still attached.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 17.04.2016 (E3139)	Pilot Male Age: 58 Rating: P Flying Experience: 51 years 1320 hours (65 hours) 1800 flights (43 flights)	Location Sutton Meadows, Sutton, Cambridgeshire, UK Wind Strength: 0-5 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Bautek Fizz Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary One side of glider became caught on the launch trolley during aerotow launch. Glider nosed in. Suspected VB cleat caught on trolley frame.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 09.04.2016 (E3137)	Pilot Age: 42 Flying Experience: 11 years 18 flights (18 flights)	Location Woldingham Valley, Surrey, UK	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Hiway Stubby Launch Type: Foot	Summary Student flared too early. As the glider descended the student's arm hit the upright.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Hands, Arms, Shoulder Passenger: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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