# Incident 20260411006229I: Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, El Cajone, CA, April 11, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2026, 18:00 local time
- Place: El Cajone, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N864SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N864SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sling SLING LSA (registry code 06001CM, https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLING AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD SLING LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 230 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260411006229I

## Narrative

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

LOW TIME PILOT REPORTED DOING ABOUT 12 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 27.PILOT STATED THAT ONE OF THE LANDINGS WAS HARD BUT NOT SURE WHICH ONE. THE LAST LANDING WAS NORMAL AND NOT HARD BUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCH DOWN. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON IT NOSE COWLING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGES TO AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER NO INUJURIES REPORTED.

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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