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FAA incident report · Airplane Factory SLING LSA · Ramona, CA · February 21, 2026

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Date
February 21, 2026 · 12:54 local
Place
Ramona, CA
Airport
Ramona
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
SPYS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N862SL
Reported as
Airplane Factory Sling LSA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
117 total117 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days
N862SLRegistered now · Airplane Factory SLING LSAS/N 290Airframe modelAirplane Factory SLING LSA

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What happened

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Student pilot on solo cross-country flight to Ramona, CA (rnm), landed hard on the main landing gear which resulted in the aircraft bouncing and becoming airborne again, the student pilot tried to correct for the bounce unsuccessfully, the aircraft nose gear contacted the runway first, breaking off the nose gear assembly from the airframe attach points and damaging the propeller from the ground impact. The student pilot was not injured in the event and no other damage was reported.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO RAMONA, CA (RNM), LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING AND BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN, THE STUDENT PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT FOR THE BOUNCE UNSUCCESSFULLY, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FIRST, BREAKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY FROM THE AIRFRAME ATTACH POINTS AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER FROM THE GROUND IMPACT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE EVENT AND NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.