20250315002909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Textron T240 · Midland, VA · March 15, 2025

Date
March 15, 2025 · 14:49 local
Place
Midland, VA
Airport
Warrenton/Fauquier
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N918BM
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA150
Reported as
Textron T240
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
802 total80 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landed with airspeed higher than normal. Aircraft bounced three times and nose gear collapsed. Aircraft immediately pivoted left 90 degrees to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED WITH AIRSPEED HIGHER THAN NORMAL. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY PIVOTED LEFT 90 DEGREES TO A STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.