What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 24, 2026, at 1408 CDT, a Lancair Legacy aircraft bearing registration number privacy data omitted, registered to a private owner, suffered landing gear extension failure on landing at Abilene Regional Airport, in Abilene TX. The aircraft had a gear unsafe indication, emergency gear extension procedures failed to fully extend nose gear, and nose gear collapsed on landing, leading to engine and propellor damage. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and passenger sustained no injuries. The flight originated from flagstaff pulliam airport in flagstaff, AZ on September 24, 2026, at approximately 1537Z
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2026, AT 1408 CDT, A LANCAIR LEGACY AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, SUFFERED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION FAILURE ON LANDING AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT, IN ABILENE TX. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION, EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND NOSE GEAR, AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING, LEADING TO ENGINE AND PROPELLOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM AIRPORT IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1537Z