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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Paul D Cannon KITFOX LIGHT SQUARED · Lincoln, CA · March 27, 2026

Date: March 27, 2026 · 09:22 local
Place: Lincoln, CA
Airport: Lincoln Regional/Karl Harder Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N11446
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR26LA143
Reported as: Paul D Cannon Kitfox Light Squared
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 122 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N11446Registered now · Paul D Cannon KITFOX LIGHT SQUAREDS/N C0203-0277 · Built 2025 Airframe modelPaul D Cannon KITFOX LIGHT SQUARED Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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 was on approach to landing for touch and go. Pilot attempted to flare and stated he may have stalled the wing. On contact with the runway the main landing gear assembly departed the airframe. The aircraft then continued traveling down the runway on the nose wheel and tail skid. It veered off to the left and struck the VASI light box with the right wing strut before coming to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO LANDING FOR TOUCH AND GO. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLARE AND STATED HE MAY HAVE STALLED THE WING. ON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRFRAME. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED TRAVELING DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND TAIL SKID. IT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE VASI LIGHT BOX WITH THE RIGHT WING STRUT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR26LA143Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLincoln, CAThe pilot's failure to properly flare the airplane during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the improper installation and over torquing of the landing gear attachment hardware,…Mar 27, 2026 · Substantial damage