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Incident Reports (EURO)

All incident reports submitted via the old Euro system, and approved for publication before it was shut down, can be found below.

Once passed for publication, all new incident reports submitted via the FIDA pan Europe incident reporting system, can be found on our FIDA Incident Reports page

Summaries of incident reports are available for the following wing types:

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 11.05.2009 (B4340)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: CP	Location La Charbe, France Wind Strength: 12-19 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing U2 145 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot rigged glider incorrectly resulting in severe right turn. Pilot managed to get glider down to landing area but lost control when moving to uprights to land. Glider turned and crashed into tree.	Injury Pilot: Dislocated elbow

Date 01.05.2009 (B4337)	Pilot Male Age: 43 Rating: P	Location Merthyr, UK Wind Strength: 41-48 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Sport 2 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Whilst clipped in in very windy conditions the nose wires became detached. Pilot was lifted 15ft and flung backwards onto a large rock.	Injury Pilot: Strained ligaments in foot

Date 13.03.2009 (B4313)	Pilot Male Age: 53 Rating: P	Location Perranporth, UK Wind Strength: 28-34 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Wills Wing Talon 150 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary On finals pilot decided to go round but then quickly lost height resulting in the glider drifting off-line and stalling into rigging gliders.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 17.09.2008 (B4294)	Pilot Male Age: 35 Rating: Novice	Location Swanborough, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Finsterwalder Perfex Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Student inadvertently stalled glider on final approach when changing grip from base bar to uprights.	Injury Pilot: Bruising and abrasions.

Date 03.08.2008 (B4280)	Pilot Male Age: 27 Rating: AP	Location Chabre, France Wind Strength: 0-8 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Combat Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary During competition pilot encountered severe lee-side turbulence. Glider (with lowered sprogs) went weightless and folded. Pilot deployed (34sqm) emergency chute and landed fast but in trees.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 21.07.2008 (B4273)	Pilot Male Age: 52 Rating: P	Location Bell Hill, UK Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Aeros Discus Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot nosed in glider having caught base bar in crop on landing. Conditions known to be gusty, turbulent and windy.	Injury Pilot: Strained arm

Date 13.06.2008 (B4265)	Pilot Male Age: 45 Rating: AP	Location Blorenge, UK Wind Strength: 16-24 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airbourne C4 Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot noticed main power lines on out-landing but failed to notice spur off main line. Had to make late turn to avoid spur and landed heavily downwind.	Injury Pilot: Fr finger, dislocated fingers

Date 09.06.2008 (B4263)	Pilot Male Age: 61 Rating: P	Location Bo Peep, UK Wind Strength: 8-16 km/h Conditions: Thermic	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Airbourne C4 - 13.5 Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot had mid-air collision with paraglider while thermalling. Became wrapped in paraglider and went inverted. Was able to recover and land.	Injury Pilot: Unhurt

Date 24.05.2008 (B4254)	Pilot Male Age: 40 Rating: AP	Location Sharpenhoe, UK Wind Strength: 32-40 km/h Conditions: Gusts	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Avian Cheetah Launch Type: Foot (Forward)	Summary Pilot was turned 90 degrees on final approach and landed heavily. Conditions were windy, gusty and rough. Wind was 45 degrees off slope.	Injury Pilot: Tissue damage to elbow

Date 26.01.2008 (B4231)	Pilot Male Age: 44 Rating: CP	Location Freathy, UK Wind Strength: 24-32 km/h Conditions: Smooth/Steady	Wing Type Flexwing Hang Glider Wing: Solar Wings Scandal Launch Type: Foot (Assisted)	Summary Pilot misjudged approach resulting in crash into cliffs. Pilot avoided serious injury by deliberately crashing the glider nose first and releasing the base bar prior to impact.	Injury Pilot: Cut face, bruising

Last updated: 27 January 2026

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