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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lowry David LANCAIR LEGACY · Hillsboro, OR · March 16, 2026

Date
March 16, 2026 · 14:00 local
Place
Hillsboro, OR
Airport
Portland-Hillsboro
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N212LG
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA140
Reported as
Lowry David Lancair Legacy
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,902 total228 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose landing gear started violent shimmy just after touchdown. This violent shimmy resulted in component failure and nose landing gear collapse. The collapse resulted in the propeller striking runway with all three blades.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE LANDING GEAR STARTED VIOLENT SHIMMY JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THIS VIOLENT SHIMMY RESULTED IN COMPONENT FAILURE AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. THE COLLAPSE RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING RUNWAY WITH ALL THREE BLADES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.