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FAA incident report · Cessna T303 · Gainsville, FL · April 18, 2026

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Date
April 18, 2026 · 22:30 local
Place
Gainsville, FL
Airport
Gainesville Regional
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N303MB
Reported as
Cessna T303
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520-AE
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,924 total
N303MBRegistered now · Cessna T303S/N T30300157 · Built 1982Airframe modelCessna T303Engine modelContinental TSIO-520-AEReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 18, 2026, a Cessna 303 landed at Gainesville Regional Airport. After landing, while taxiing on taxiway alpha, the aircraft’s left main landing gear brake locked up for unknown reasons. As a result, the aircraft departed the taxiway and came to rest in a drainage ditch adjacent to the taxiway. The incident resulted in minor damage to both engines and propellers, as well as the collapse of the nose landing gear assembly.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 18, 2026, A CESSNA 303 LANDED AT GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY ALPHA, THE AIRCRAFT’S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE LOCKED UP FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES AND PROPELLERS, AS WELL AS THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY.