# Accident 20260909011669A: Wawrzynski Vincent P RV-7, Columbia, CA, September 9, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2026, 11:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0304° N, 120.4146° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0304&lon=-120.4146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1003, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1003) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wawrzynski Vincent P RV-7 (registry code 05637UA, https://openairdocs.org/model/wawrzynski-vincent-p-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YIO-390 series (registry code 42418, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAWRZYNSKI VINCENT P RV-7
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,648 total, 136 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260909011669A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 LOCAL TIME, A VAN'S RV-7 COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 35 AT COLUMBIA AIRPORT (O22) IN COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FOR AN EXTENDED DURATION WHILE ADVANCING THE THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN PRIOR TO REACHING ROTATION SPEED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RIGHT STEERING CORRECTION BUT OBSERVED A DITCH AHEAD. MOVING TOO FAST TO STOP ON THE GROUND AND BELOW ROTATION SPEED, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL ENGINE POWER TO CLEAR THE DITCH. AFTER CLEARING THE DITCH WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED TOWARD AN ADJACENT TAXIWAY AND STRUCTURE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TURN DOWN THE TAXIWAY TO AVOID THE HANGAR, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT COMPLETE THE TURN. THE PILOT RAISED THE NOSE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE HANGAR.

## 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 WPR26LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA337), Sep 9, 2026: Wawrzynski Vincent P RV-7 (N1003), Columbia, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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