# Accident 20260912012089A: Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN, Roswell, NM, September 12, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2026, 12:34 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2999° N, 104.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2999&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN (registry code 0564310, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerovodochody-l-29-delfin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce VIPER MK60122 (registry code 54058, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-viper-mk60122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROVODOCHODY L-29 DELFIN
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC VIPER MK60122
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260912012089A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/13/2026 AT APPROX 1230 MDT A L-29 AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIDVIDUAL. THE AIRCRAFT DECLARED RT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. FLEW AROUND ROSWELL UNTIL THE TOWER AND CHASE PLANE VERIFIED THAT THE RT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER LANDING ON RWY 17, ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE RT GEAR COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO THE DIRT. CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-WING SPAR, LOWER TAIL SKIN AND BOTH MLG WHELL WELLS AREA.

## 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 WPR26LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA343), Sep 12, 2026: Aerovodochody L-29 Delfin (N29AD), Roswell, NM, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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