What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 25, 2026 the pilot departed his home airport to test a newly installed wing on his weight shift control aircraft. Witnesses stated they saw the aircraft lift off, do multiple circles, and come in for a landing. On short final, the witnesses stated they saw the aircraft at approximately 100' float up and go into a "pilot induced oscillation." The witness stated the aircraft went into a left wing low attitude, followed by a right wing low attitude when the right wing struck the ground and the aircraft seemed to "barrel roll". The aircraft came to rest inverted, north of the runway prior to the threshold.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 25, 2026 THE PILOT DEPARTED HIS HOME AIRPORT TO TEST A NEWLY INSTALLED WING ON HIS WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT LIFT OFF, DO MULTIPLE CIRCLES, AND COME IN FOR A LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL, THE WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 100' FLOAT UP AND GO INTO A "PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION." THE WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE, FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE WHEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO "BARREL ROLL". THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, NORTH OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO THE THRESHOLD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.