# Accident 20260717011399A: Wilson Charlie H VANS RV-7A, Kent, WA, July 17, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2026, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Airport: Crest Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3373° N, 122.1036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3373&lon=-122.1036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson Charlie H VANS RV 7A (registry code 05617GC, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-charlie-h-vans-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILSON CHARLIE H VANS RV-7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260717011399A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTURE WAS FROM 51WA, EVERGREEN AIRPORT AND DESTINATION WAS S36, CREST AIRPARK FOR GAS.  WEATHER WAS CLEAR, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS LANDING TO THE SOUTH, ALTIMETER AT 30.07.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, PORPOISED, CAME DOWN AGAIN AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER COMING TO A REST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA265), Jul 17, 2026: Vans RV-7A (N987CW), Covington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper pitch control during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, nose landing gear collapse, and nose over.

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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