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FAA incident report · Meekins Dennis RANS S-10 · Middletown, OH · April 23, 2026

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Date
April 23, 2026 · 17:00 local
Place
Middletown, OH
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N718DM
Reported as
Meekins Dennis Rans S-10
Reported engine
ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
652 total
N718DMRegistered now · Meekins Dennis RANS S-10S/N 0692142 · Built 2012Airframe modelMeekins Dennis RANS S-10Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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On April 23, 2026 at 1700 hours EDT, a Meekins Dennis model rans S-10 N718DM experimental amateur-built aircraft had a landing gear failure upon landing roll out at Middletown airport, Ohio (mwo) while on a local pleasure flight. The aircraft had minor damage to the left landing gear. VFR conditions prevailed at the time, no flight plan was filed. The pilot sole person on board was not injured. The flight originated at Middletown airport, Ohio (mwo) at 1600 hours EDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 23, 2026 AT 1700 HOURS EDT, A MEEKINS DENNIS MODEL RANS S-10 N718DM EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT HAD A LANDING GEAR FAILURE UPON LANDING ROLL OUT AT MIDDLETOWN AIRPORT, OHIO (MWO) WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT SOLE PERSON ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MIDDLETOWN AIRPORT, OHIO (MWO) AT 1600 HOURS EDT.