# Incident 20260714010379I: Jeffrey Paden T-51, Swainsboro, GA, July 14, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2026, 13:23 local time
- Place: Swainsboro, GA
- Airport: East Georgia Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6091° N, 82.3699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAST GEORGIA RGNL (SBO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6091&lon=-82.3699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jeffrey Paden T-51 (registry code 05631OG, https://openairdocs.org/model/jeffrey-paden-t-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JEFFREY PADEN T-51
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,400 total, 1 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260714010379I

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 THE AIRCRAFT BELLY LANDED AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR NOT BEING EXTENDED. THE PILOT WAS USED TO FLYING FIXED GEAR AIRCRAFT AND FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THIS WAS IN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE REAR SEAT FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO, OR VISIBILTY OF THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE OR POSITION INDICATION LIGHTS.

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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