# NTSB WPR26LA282: Mark Lee Schillinger GT-VX2, N556GT, Petaluma, CA, July 30, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 29, 2026, 19:00 local (Jul 30, 2026, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Coordinates: 38.257778, -122.60527
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2578&lon=-122.6053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA282
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203492/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA282

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Mark Lee Schillinger GT-VX2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05643AC), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N556GT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N556GT), registered now, S/N VX2-011, built 2025 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARK LEE SCHILLINGER GT-VX2
- Registry model: [Mark Lee Schillinger GT-VX2](https://openairdocs.org/model/mark-lee-schillinger-gt-vx2) (registry code 05643AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls) (registry code 55607, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane
- Serial number: VX2-011
- Year built: 2025
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Destination: Same as departure

## Weather

- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.85 inHg
- Observed at: KO69, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KO69 292355Z AUTO 24010KT 9SM CLR 25/11 A2985 RMK A01

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.

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