# Incident 20251210018839I: Robert A Sutherland TITAN T-51 MUSTANG, Tuscon, AZ, December 10, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2025, 09:50 local time
- Place: Tuscon, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951TX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N951TX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robert A Sutherland TITAN T-51 MUSTANG (registry code 05640U2, https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-a-sutherland-titan-t-51-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Suzuki H27A (registry code 59313, https://openairdocs.org/engine/suzuki-h27a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT A SUTHERLAND TITAN T-51 MUSTANG
- Reported engine: SUZUKI H27A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 899 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251210018839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING THE SECOND FLIGHT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT AFTER CERTIFICATION, THE LANDING GEAR STRUTS FULLY COMPRESSED UPON TOUCHDOWN WHILE LANDING IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE PILOT DID NOT APPLY AFT INPUT IN THE CONTROLS, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAN FORWARD AND RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER CONTACTING THE LANDING STRIP SKIDDING TO A STOP.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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