# Accident 20260128000469A: Cessna 150L, Greenville, SC, January 28, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2026, 14:05 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Donaldson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7571° N, 82.3771° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7571&lon=-82.3771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67WJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67WJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260128000469A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED "I SET UP FOR FINAL WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS. MY APPROACH AND SPEED LOOKED GOOD AT 70 KTS, AND IT DID NOT FEEL BUMPY FROM THE WIND. I STARTED TO PULL SOME POWER BACK AS I CAME OVER THE RUNWAY, AND I BEGAN TO ROUND OUT NOT VERY HIGH OVER THE RUNWAY, AND IT HIT. THE PLANE BOUNCED AND WHEN I CAME DOWN THE SECOND TIME, THE GEAR WENT DOWN." POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREEXISTING MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. GIVEN THE LACK OF PREEXISTING DEFICIENCIES AND THE PILOT'S STATEMENT OF BOUNCING THE AIRPLANE, THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS A HARD LANDING THAT EXCEEDED THE LOAD BEARING ABILITY OF THE NOSE GEAR SYSTEM.

## 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 ERA26LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA104), Jan 28, 2026: Cessna 150L (N67WJ), Gantt, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a nose landing gear collapse.

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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