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Incident reports for speedflyer/miniwing wings are displayed below in summary form.

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There are 37 entries for speedflyer/miniwing wings

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Date	Pilot	Location	Wing Type	Summary	Injury
Incident Reports
Date 17.05.2014	Pilot Male Age: 41 Rating: P	Location Parlick, Preston, UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Speedflyer/Miniwing Wing: Little Cloud Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot landed but did not collapse glider properly. Glider reinflated and became airborne with pilot facing the hill. Pilot impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Head Injuries
Date 04.12.2013	Pilot Male Age: 48 Rating: Unqualified Flying Experience: 5 hours	Location Pendle, Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions:, Strong Turbulence	Wing Type Speedflyer/Miniwing Wing: Ozone Firefly Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot suffered asymmetric collapse at low level in windy and turbulent conditions. Pilot crashed and was fatally injured.	Injury Pilot: Fatal
Date 05.09.2013	Pilot Male Age: 30 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 17 years	Location Hay Bluff, UK Wind Strength: 30-35 km/h	Wing Type Speedflyer/Miniwing Wing: Aska One Seven Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot applied too much control and initiated a sudden dive causing rapid loss of height and increase in speed. Pilot crashed into ridge at speed.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Pelvis
Date 13.04.2013	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P Flying Experience: 20 years 300 hours 500 flights	Location Parlick, Lancashire, UK Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions:, Moderate Turbulence	Wing Type Speedflyer/Miniwing Wing: Gin Gliders Bobcat Launch Type: Foot	Summary While kiting speed wing up the slope the pilot was lifted by a gust and swung to the side twisting the pilot's knee.	Injury Pilot: Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs
Date 14.10.2012	Pilot Male Age: 33 Rating: P Flying Experience: 17 years 200 hours	Location Rhossili, Swansea, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h	Wing Type Speedflyer/Miniwing Wing: Ozone Fazer Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot was soaring mini wing and misjudged downwind beat. Impacted heavily.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured, Lumbar Spine
Date 18.03.2012	Pilot Male Rating: Unqualified	Location Magilligan, Northern Ireland, UK Wind Strength: 35-40 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence	Wing Type Speedflyer/Miniwing Wing: Gin Gliders Bobcat Launch Type: Foot	Summary Pilot flew into rotor attempting to top land in strong winds.	Injury Pilot: Seriously Injured
Date 04.10.2011	Pilot Male Age: 29	Location Milk Hill, UK Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Speedflyer/Miniwing Wing: Gin Bobcat Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot applied too much brake after launch and stalled glider. Landed heavily.	Injury Pilot: Whiplash and sprained knee

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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