(Witness) Reported The Airplane’s Nosewheel Lifted Off The Runway Surface Within The First Third Of The Runway And Subsequently Settled Back To The Runway On June 12, 2026, at about 1508 Pacific daylight time, a Lancair 235, N10CF, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Oregon. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A pilot-rated witness located near the runway, just south of midfield, observed the accident sequence. During the airplane’s takeoff roll on runway 02, he reported the airplane’s nosewheel lifted off the runway surface within the first third of the runway and subsequently settled back to the runway. He observed the nosewheel rise off the runway a second time, followed by a reduction of engine noise.
