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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Icon A5 · Gulf Shores, AL · December 30, 2025

Date: December 30, 2025 · 11:30 local
Place: Gulf Shores, AL
Airport: Jack Edwards Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N601BA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA26LA083
Reported as: Icon A5
Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total

N601BARegistered now · Icon A5S/N 00217 · Built 2024 Airframe modelIcon A5 Engine modelRotax 912 IS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot was preparing for a normal landing on runway 35 at kjka. Pilot that the gear was down and locked via the switch, the indicator light, and visually. Upon landing, the nose gear quickly collapsed. There were no injuries. Tower was notified and aircraft was lifted by hand tow bar, nose gear was lowered, and aircraft was towed to nearby hangar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PREPARING FOR A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT KJKA. PILOT THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED VIA THE SWITCH, THE INDICATOR LIGHT, AND VISUALLY. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR QUICKLY COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED BY HAND TOW BAR, NOSE GEAR WAS LOWERED, AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO NEARBY HANGAR.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA26LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGulf Shores, ALA nose landing gear collapse during landing.Dec 30, 2025 · Substantial damage