# Accident 20260119000269A: Cessna C500, Great Falls, MT, January 19, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2026, 13:03 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGJVK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C500
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,564 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260119000269A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO LANDING, DURING THE GEAR EXTENSION PROCESS, THE PILOT HAD TO MANIPULATE THE GEAR HANDLE UP AND DOWN SLIGHTLY TO GET THE LEFT GEAR TO EXTEND AND LOCK COMPLETLY - THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY.  DURING THE INITIAL ATTEMP TO LOWER THE GEAR, THE PILOT COULD HEAR THE GEAR EXTENDING BUT THE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT CHANGE TO GREEN AND THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE "LOCK" SOUND.  PILOT RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE SLIGHTLY THEN RESET IT TO THE DOWN POSITION WHICH RESULTED IN A GREEN LOCKED LIGHT AND AUDIBLE SOUND ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCKS ENGAGING.  FOLLOWING ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE SLOWLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, THOUGHT TO BE A TIRE GOING FLAT, AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE WING-TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH A COMPLET STOP APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS PAST THE IMPACT PIONT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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