# Accident 20251219020469A: Alon A-2A, Winter Haven, FL, December 19, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2025, 09:50 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0663° N, 81.7477° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0663&lon=-81.7477&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A-2A (registry code 0540104, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A-2A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 552 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251219020469A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AIRCOUPE  AT KGIF, RUNWAY 23 AT 9:18 AM EST ON DECEMBER 19, 2025, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE RUNWAY, A LOUD “SNAP” OCCURRED, SEEMINGLY EMANATING FROM UNDER THE FORWARD FLOORBOARD OR LOWER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AFTER WHICH THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY APPLICATION OF EITHER NOSE WHEEL STEERING CONTROL.   THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, STRUCK AN OBSTRUCTION, POSSIBLY A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND CAME TO REST ON A TAXIWAY FACING NORTHEAST.   THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE ELECTRICAL MASTER SWITCH AND MAGNETOS SECURED IN THE OFF POSITION.   THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT KGIF TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE TIE DOWN AREA BY THE TERMINAL.   UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING WAS OBSERVED.  THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE WERE NOT  AFFECTED BY THE INCIDENT.   THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED BY TIE DOWN ROPES AND TIRE CHOCKS.  IT WAS LOCKED AND THE KEYS WERE GIVEN TO KGIF OPERATIONS MANAGER, WHO CONTACTED THE ORLANDO FAA FISDO OFFICE AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT.   A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FAA IS SCHEDULED TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT ON MONDAY DECEMBER 22, 2025 AND IF ALL IS IN ORDER, THEY WILL ISSUE A RELEASE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  A REPRESENTATIVE OF AVEMCO INSURANCE WILL FOLLOW THE FAA VISIT WITH THEIR INSPECTION.   CARTER AIRCRAFT, INC. WILL ARRANGE TO REMOVE THE WINGS AND TRANSPORT THE AIRCRAFT TO THEIR FACILITY IN SEBRING FLORIDA TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF LOSS OF GROUND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.

TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND RECOLLECTION, THIS REPORT IS TRUE AND CORRECT AS OF DECEMBER 22, 2025.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA089), Dec 19, 2025: Alon A-2A (N818SW), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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