Tuesday, March 03, 2026

Evektor EV-97 Harmony LSA, N430JW, accident occurred on March 2, 2026, at Aurora/Sugar Grove Airport (ARR/KARR), Sugar Grove, Illinois

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N430JW

- History of Flight:
On March 2, 2026, at about 1214 local time, an Evektor EV-97 Harmony LSA, N430JW, registered to EV1 LLC, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Aurora/Sugar Grove Airport (ARR/KARR), Sugar Grove, Illinois. The student pilot was not injured. The local training flight originated from KARR at 1209 LT.

The FAA reported: "Nose gear collapsed on landing." Additionally information suggests the airplane bounced on landing during touch and go practice.

At 1152, the winds were from 120° at 11 knots, gusting 20 knots. At 1252, the winds were from 140° at 11 knots, gusting 16 knots.

- Weather:

METAR KARR 021752Z 12011G20KT 9SM CLR 06/M09 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP285 T00561094 10056 21083 58019

METAR KARR 021852Z 14011G16KT 9SM CLR 07/M07 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP274 T00721067 

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