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FAA incident report · Mcginnis James L GLASAIR II FT · Lincolnton, NC · April 2, 2026

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Date
April 2, 2026 · 14:00 local
Place
Lincolnton, NC
Airport
Lincolnton County Regional Air
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N10GA
Reported as
Mcginnis James L Glasair II FT
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total90 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N10GARegistered now · Mcginnis James L GLASAIR II FTS/N 1047 · Built 1998Airframe modelMcginnis James L GLASAIR II FTEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On April 2nd, privacy data omitted departed the Lincolnton airport (kipj)for a local flight to warm up the engine oil. Upon return at approximately 17:57 zulu, the aircraft entered a left-hand traffic pattern for runway 23. The aircraft turned a one mile final at approximately 500 feet above ground level (AGL) and a speed of 95 knots. On a one-half mile final, N10GA was 300 feet AGL with a speed of 79 knots and a vertical descent rate of 1088 feet per minute resulting in a flight path that is below the standard glide path of 3 degrees. The aircraft subsequently touched down hard approximately 50 feet short of the runway 23 threshold, contacting the grass before reaching runway 23. The aircraft received damage to the nose gear as the landing gear wheel assembly separated from the nose gear strut. After this occurred the propeller struck the runway and was damaged. The last reported weather observation was at 1755Z and it indicated partly cloudy conditions with winds variable from 090 to 240 at 7 knots.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 2ND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE LINCOLNTON AIRPORT (KIPJ)FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT TO WARM UP THE ENGINE OIL. UPON RETURN AT APPROXIMATELY 17:57 ZULU, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 23. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED A ONE MILE FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AND A SPEED OF 95 KNOTS. ON A ONE-HALF MILE FINAL, N10GA WAS 300 FEET AGL WITH A SPEED OF 79 KNOTS AND A VERTICAL DESCENT RATE OF 1088 FEET PER MINUTE RESULTING IN A FLIGHT PATH THAT IS BELOW THE STANDARD GLIDE PATH OF 3 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN HARD APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY 23 THRESHOLD, CONTACTING THE GRASS BEFORE REACHING RUNWAY 23. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AS THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. AFTER THIS OCCURRED THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND WAS DAMAGED. THE LAST REPORTED WEATHER OBSERVATION WAS AT 1755Z AND IT INDICATED PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH WINDS VARIABLE FROM 090 TO 240 AT 7 KNOTS.