Amateur-built Legacy accident near Hillsboro, Oregon, March 16, 2026
On March 16, 2026 at about 12:57 pm local time, a 2022 amateur-built Legacy, registered N212LG, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland-Hillsboro airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 16, 2026 · about 12:57 pm local time
- Place
- Hillsboro, Oregon · Portland-Hillsboro · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Legacy, built 2022
- Registration
- N212LG · registry record · serial L2K-135
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On March 16, 2026, about 1257 Pacific daylight time, a Lancair Legacy, N212LG, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Oregon. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that after an uneventful local flight he configured the airplane to land on runway 31L. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear and while decelerating, the nose landing gear contacted the runway. The nose gear had a violent shimmy that continued even as the airplane slowed. As the pilot prepared to exit the runway he applied brakes and the nose landing gear subsequently collapsed. The propeller struck the runway surface and the airplane came to rest in a nose-low attitude on the runway. During the accident sequence several of the engine mounts and part of the forward fuselage structural tubing had cracked. The pilot stated that the landing gear indications in the cockpit showed the gear in the down and locked position. The pilot, who built the airplane and holds a repairman certificate, reported that the nose landing gear incorporated a stainless-steel bushing modification in the over-center hinge. He stated that during the most recent condition inspection, the mechanism appeared to move over-center as intended. A review of data recorded by the Garmin G3X flight display revealed that at 1254:50, the gear extension cycle was initiated, and the gear remained in transit for about 5 seconds, consistent with an airborne extension. At 1254:56, the data indicated the landing gear was down and locked, with the airplane still airborne. At 1256:25, weight-on-wheels was detected, with no gear fault present. About 12 seconds later the gear-down indication was lost while weight-on-wheels remained active, and a gear fault was recorded. Between 1256:38 and 1256:40, the gear fault indication cleared briefly before returning at 1256:43 when a persistent gear fault was present with a no gear-down indication while the airplane remained sensed as on the ground. The canopy was opened at 1257:04.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear collapse during landing (landing roll) defining event
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 228 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, January 5, 2026; 2 hours since
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13R/, 6,600 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observation at 1:00 pm from KHIO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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