# Incident 20260827013289I: Vashon Aircraft RANGER R7, Carbondale, IL, August 27, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2026, 20:52 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7781° N, 89.2520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (MDH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7781&lon=-89.2520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vashon RANGER R7 (registry code 06001BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/vashon-ranger-r7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200-D (registry code 17409, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VASHON AIRCRAFT RANGER R7
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200-D
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260827013289I

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT MULTIPLE TIMES DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 36L AT CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL (MDH), ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER TAXIING TO THE RAMP AND PARKING, THE POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND FIREWALL DAMAGE.

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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