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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Walter Stanley Malinowski RV-14A · St Simons Islan, GA · April 16, 2026

Date
April 16, 2026 · 12:45 local
Place
St Simons Islan, GA
Airport
St Simons Island
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N81282
Reported as
Walter Stanley Malinowski RV-14A
Reported engine
Lycoming YIO-390 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,400 total300 in this make and model

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.

While landing on rwy 22 the pilot balked the landing and executed a go around. On the second landing on rwy 22, the nose gear collapsed. The propeller struck the runway. There was a private pilot and one passenger onboard. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING ON RWY 22 THE PILOT BALKED THE LANDING AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND LANDING ON RWY 22, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS A PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.