20260127002689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Martin/General Dynamics WB-57F · Houston, TX · January 27, 2026

Date
January 27, 2026 · 11:25 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Ellington Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N927NA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA26LA104
Reported as
Martin/General Dynamics WB-57F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

Aircraft is public aircraft operation (pao) operated by NASA and had a gear up landing. NASA safety is investigating the incident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT IS PUBLIC AIRCRAFT OPERATION (PAO) OPERATED BY NASA AND HAD A GEAR UP LANDING. NASA SAFETY IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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