Saturday, April 18, 2026

Van's RV-14A, N81282, incident occurred on April 16, 2026, at McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport (SSI/KSSI), St Simons, Georgia

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=N81282

- History of Flight:
On April 16, 2026, at about 1230 local time, a privately-registered Van's RV-14A, N81282, sustained unknown damage when it suffered a nose gear collapse during a landing attempt at the McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport (SSI/KSSI), St Simons, Georgia. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The cross-country flight originated from Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO/KJYO), 
Leesburg, Virginia, at 0853.

- Weather:

METAR KSSI 161615Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3013 RMK AO2

METAR KSSI 161635Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A3013 RMK AO2

METAR KSSI 161655Z AUTO 25007KT 200V270 10SM CLR 28/17 A3012 RMK AO2

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