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Aviation accident WPR26LA265
NONE · VANS RV-7A · 2026-07-17 · Covington, WA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR26LA265- Event ID
20260717203416- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2026-07-17
- Location
- Covington, WA, USA
- Coordinates
- 47.337292, -122.10364
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- VANS
- Model
- RV-7A
- Registration
- N987CW
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper pitch control during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, nose landing gear collapse, and nose over.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown