# Incident 20260416007419I: Titan T-51, Elizabethtown, KY, April 16, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2026, 09:04 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, KY
- Airport: Addington Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6860° N, 85.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADDINGTON FLD (EKX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6860&lon=-85.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams John T-51 MUSTANG (registry code 05622SJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-john-t-51-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TITAN T-51
- Reported engine: HONDA J35A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,837 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260416007419I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRSPEED WAS DECAYING AND THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED INCREASING RIGHT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN COORDINATED FLIGHT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT AND ASSESS THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. DURING APPROACH TO THE DIVERT AIRFIELD THE PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN, HOWEVER THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY AND THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL SEEING THE LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS OR HEARING THE HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE PILOT FLEW AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN SEVERAL TIMES TO TROUBLESHOOT THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ALSO ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. IT WAS UKNOWN TO THE PILOT IF THE LANDING GEAR HAD SUCCESSFULLY LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO FLUXUATE. THIS PROMPTED AN IMMEDIATE LANDING PRIOR TO CONFIRMING THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY INTO GRASS. UPON ENTERING THE GRASS, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ALSO COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED A SHORT DISTANCE OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY ON ITS BELLY WITH BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ALL 4 PROPELLER BLADES, BOTH WINGTIPS, THE BELLY, AND THE TAILWHEEL AREA SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED FROM THE GROUND USING A TRACTOR AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED INTO A HANGAR FOR STORAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE LANDING GEAR FAILURE AND RPM FLUXUATION IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N151TA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120807017679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807017679A), Aug 7, 2012: Williams John T-51 MUSTANG (N151TA), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. N151TA departed runway 9. Shortly after departure, N151TA reported a problem and requested a 180 degree turn to land runway 27. The cockpit filled with steam…

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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