# Incident 20260828011579I: Duke James E CHALLENGER II CWS, Clarion, IA, August 28, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2026, 17:36 local time
- Place: Clarion, IA
- Airport: Clarion
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7405° N, 93.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLARION MUNI (CAV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7405&lon=-93.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98GD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98GD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Duke James E CHALLENGER II CWS (registry code 05606Q5, https://openairdocs.org/model/duke-james-e-challenger-ii-cws) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DUKE JAMES E CHALLENGER II CWS
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 254 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260828011579I

## Narrative

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

WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GOES IN THE PATTERN, ON THE LAST LANDING THE I REDUCED RPM TO 4500 ON BASE TO FINAL AND WENT TO 4000 ON ABOUT A HALF-MILE FINAL. EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD EXCEPT I WAS DESCENDING A BIT FASTER THAN EXPECTED, SO AS I GOT ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY, I ADDED A BIT OF THROTTLE, WHICH PITCHES THE NOSE DOWN; I WAS ANTICIPATING THAT, SO I PULLED STICK BACK, BUT THERE WASN’T ENOUGH TIME (1 OR 2 SECONDS) FOR ALTITUDE TO COME UP; INSTEAD, THE TAIL WENT DOWN ENOUGH TO CATCH THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING THAT DAMAGED THE MAIN GEAR RESULTING IN A RUNWAY EXCURSION.

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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