# Incident 20260221001229I: Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, Ramona, CA, February 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2026, 12:54 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: SPYS
- Location: 33.0392° N, 116.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAMONA (RNM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0392&lon=-116.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N862SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N862SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airplane Factory SLING LSA (registry code 069002H, https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-sling-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPLANE FACTORY (PTY) LTD SLING LSA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 117 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260221001229I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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