# Incident 20260418004649I: Cessna T303, Gainsville, FL, April 18, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2026, 22:30 local time
- Place: Gainsville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6901° N, 82.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GAINESVILLE RGNL (GNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6901&lon=-82.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-AE (registry code 17274, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-ae) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-AE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,924 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260418004649I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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