# Incident 20260318003789I: Vashon Aircraft RANGER R7, Kahului, HI, March 18, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2026, 09:53 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAHULUI (OGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N332VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vashon RANGER R7 (registry code 06001BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/vashon-ranger-r7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200-D (registry code 17409, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VASHON AIRCRAFT RANGER R7
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200-D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 776 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260318003789I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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