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Incident reports for rigid hang glider wings are displayed below in summary form.

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There are 33 entries for rigid hang glider wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 18.05.2013	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 30 years	Location Bell Hill, Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Strong	Wing Type Rigid Hang Glider Wing: AIR Atos VR Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot approached for top landing but had not gone far enough back. Elected to do big flare rather than overshoot resulting in glider climbing to 5m then diving into the ground.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 22.09.2012	Pilot Male Age: 50 Rating: P Flying Experience: 35 years 900 hours 1300 flights	Location Sywell Aerodrome, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Moderate	Wing Type Rigid Hang Glider Wing: AIR Atos C Launch Type: Aero Tow	Summary On launching the pilot could not move left hand down to base bar as it had become jammed in the join between upright and rear wire. Pilot was able to continue launch with one hand and then release jammed hand.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt
Date 04.05.2012	Pilot Male Age: 33 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 45 years 470 hours 1050 flights	Location Pontlottyn, Wales, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Rigid Hang Glider Wing: AIR Atos N Launch Type: Foot	Summary While on a soaring flight the pilot heard a noise and noticed one of the side wires had come off. The glider stabilised and he was able to grab the wire and hold it in place. Pilot landed safely. Pip pin not correctly inserted.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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