# Incident 20260415004079I: Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, El Cajon, CA, April 15, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2026, 13:10 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 9AAS
- 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: N820DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sling SLING LSA (registry code 06001CM, https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLING AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD SLING LSA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 848 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260415004079I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 15, 2026, SLING LSA REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE THAT PENETRATED THE CANOPY ON A 1.5 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 27R INTO KSEE IN EL CAJON, CA. AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED AND PULLED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE 2 POB, 1 MINOR INJURY.

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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