20260118000969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Nashville, TN · January 18, 2026

Date
January 18, 2026 · 15:35 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
John C Tune
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N521PT
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-390-C3B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total

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.

The student pilot flew solo from JWN-M91-JWN. The pilot reported he conducted two full stop landings at M91. Then took off to return to jwn. The pilot reported that the final takeoff at M91 was more "bumpy" than normal, but uneventful. He flew back to jwn where he received a clearance to land straight in for runway 22. The pilot reported a stable approach at 81 knots on centerline. Upon touchdown, the pilot reported feeling a jolt then the aircraft went into a nose-low attitude as the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft slid down the runway and came to rest on the runway surface with nearly 3,000 feet remaining.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT FLEW SOLO FROM JWN-M91-JWN. THE PILOT REPORTED HE CONDUCTED TWO FULL STOP LANDINGS AT M91. THEN TOOK OFF TO RETURN TO JWN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FINAL TAKEOFF AT M91 WAS MORE "BUMPY" THAN NORMAL, BUT UNEVENTFUL. HE FLEW BACK TO JWN WHERE HE RECEIVED A CLEARANCE TO LAND STRAIGHT IN FOR RUNWAY 22. THE PILOT REPORTED A STABLE APPROACH AT 81 KNOTS ON CENTERLINE. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT REPORTED FEELING A JOLT THEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE AS THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE WITH NEARLY 3,000 FEET REMAINING.