# Incident 20260525004729I: Culver LFA, Hamilton, OH, May 25, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2026, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Airport: Butler County Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3638° N, 84.5219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUTLER COUNTY RGNL/HOGAN FLD (HAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3638&lon=-84.5219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver LFA (registry code 8730204, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lfa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC199D&E series (registry code 27009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac199d-e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CULVER LFA
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 4AC199D&E SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,702 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260525004729I

## Narrative

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

05/28/2026 - PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED KHAO (HAMILTON, OH) TO FLY TO NEARBY AIRFIELD KOXD (OXFORD, OH) TO PURCHASE FUEL. AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK TO FULL, HE THEN DEPARTED KOXD TO FLY BACK TO KHAO. WHILE IN-FLIGHT HE NOTICED A SMALL FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK SIGHT GAUGE IN THE COCKPIT. HE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY BUT FLEW ON TO KHAO SINCE HE WAS NEARLY THERE. THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY '29' AT KHAO BUT DECIDED TO LAND LONG TO AVOID THE DELAY OF A LONG TAXI BACK TO HIS HANGER WITH THE FUEL LEAK. THE PILOT MOVED THE LANDING GEAR SELECT HANDLE OUT OF THE "RAISE" POSITION AND INTO THE "DROP" POSITION AND LOCKED IT INTO THE APPROPRIATE IDENT ON THE GEAR POSITION LOCK PHALANGE. THE LANDING GEAR DROPPED INTO PLACE. THE PILOT THEN MOVED THE SELECT HANDLE TO THE "LOCK" POSITION TO LOCK THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. UNKNOWINGLY TO THE PILOT, AT THE TIME, THE GEAR HANDLE LOCKING PHALANGE BECAME BENT AFT OVER TIME, ENOUGH THAT IT NO LONGER KEPT THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE "LOCK" POSITION. SO THAT AFTER LANDING AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, WHEN THE PILOT MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT TO ACCESS TAXI WAY "C" THE GEAR CAME OUT OF LOCK AND COLLAPSED BACK INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE WHEEL WELLS. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AT THIS POINT AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE LEFT AND ENDED UP PARTIALLY IN THE GRASS, JUST PRIOR TO THE INTERSECTION WITH TAXI WAY "C". THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOUL ABOARD AND WAS UNINJURED. THE OHIO STATE POLICE SHOWED UP AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE PRIOR TO THE FAA ARRIVAL. THEY COMPLETED THEIR REPORT AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR REMOVAL FROM THE RUNWAY. RLL

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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