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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Vashon RANGER R7 · Kahului, HI · March 18, 2026

Date
March 18, 2026 · 09:53 local
Place
Kahului, HI
Airport
Kahului
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N332VR
Reported as
Vashon Ranger R7
Reported engine
Continental O-200-D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
776 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft light sport was performing touch and go's at ogg runway 5. After touchdown/contact of both MLG wheels aircraft nose came down and upon contact NLG sheared off. Aircraft skid approx 168FT. Aircraft was then towed off runway and returned to ramp.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LIGHT SPORT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT OGG RUNWAY 5. AFTER TOUCHDOWN/CONTACT OF BOTH MLG WHEELS AIRCRAFT NOSE CAME DOWN AND UPON CONTACT NLG SHEARED OFF. AIRCRAFT SKID APPROX 168FT. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED OFF RUNWAY AND RETURNED TO RAMP.