# Accident 20260327002089A: Paul D Cannon KITFOX LIGHT SQUARED, Lincoln, CA, March 27, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2026, 09:22 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional/Karl Harder Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9092° N, 121.3513° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9092&lon=-121.3513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11446, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11446) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paul D Cannon KITFOX LIGHT SQUARED (registry code 05643BN, https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-d-cannon-kitfox-light-squared) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAUL D CANNON KITFOX LIGHT SQUARED
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260327002089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA143), Mar 27, 2026: Paul D Cannon Kitfox Light Squared (N11446), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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