Monday, April 27, 2026

Lancair IV-P LX7, N117LH, incident occurred on April 25, 2026, at Boeing Field/King County International Airport (BFI/KBFI), Seattle, Washington

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=N117LH

- History of Flight:
On April 25, 2026, at about 1750 local time, a Lancair IV-P LX7, N117LH, registered to Emerald City Aircraft Leasing Inc, sustained minor damage when it suffered a propeller strike during a landing attempt on runway 32R at Boeing Field/King County International Airport (BFI/KBFI), Seattle, Washington. The personal flight originated from Redmond Municipal Airport (KRDM), 
Redmond, Oregon.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft incurred a prop strike on landing due to a wind gust." The 1653 METAR was showing winds from 330° at 7 knots, gusting 17 knots.

- Weather:

METAR KBFI 252353Z 33007G17KT 280V040 10SM FEW080 18/M07 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP095 T01831067 10189 20133 56016

METAR KBFI 260053Z 33007KT 300V360 10SM CLR 18/M07 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP092 T01781072

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