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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Scholz D E/Clarke A J LANCAIR IV-P · Seattle, WA · April 24, 2026

Date: April 24, 2026 · 17:50 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: King County International Airp
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N117LH
Reported as: Scholz D E/Clarke A J Lancair IV-P
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 787 total50 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N117LHRegistered now · Scholz D E/Clarke A J LANCAIR IV-PS/N LIV-226 · Built 1997 Airframe modelScholz D E/Clarke A J LANCAIR IV-P Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

During landing touchdown on runway 32R at (kbfi) Boeing field/King county international airport following a flight from (krdm) roberts field airport, the pilot reported that a wind gust in excess of 20 knots was encountered during touchdown, which caused the aircraft to pitch upward. The pilot attempted to level the aircraft and touched back down in a slightly nose-low attitude, resulting in a propeller strike with the runway surface. Following the incident, an inspection of the aircraft revealed no additional damage other than at the tips of the propeller blades.

The kbfi METAR issued at 1653 local indicated winds were 330 at 7 knots gusting to 17 knots.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 32R AT (KBFI) BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOLLOWING A FLIGHT FROM (KRDM) ROBERTS FIELD AIRPORT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A WIND GUST IN EXCESS OF 20 KNOTS WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING TOUCHDOWN, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH UPWARD. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT AND TOUCHED BACK DOWN IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE, RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OTHER THAN AT THE TIPS OF THE PROPELLER BLADES.

THE KBFI METAR ISSUED AT 1653 LOCAL INDICATED WINDS WERE 330 AT 7 KNOTS GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS.