# Incident 20260924012179I: Hayes Tony George LANCAIR LEGACY, Abilene, TX, September 24, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2026, 14:08 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46TL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46TL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hayes Tony George LANCAIR LEGACY (registry code 05633FZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hayes-tony-george-lancair-legacy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAYES TONY GEORGE LANCAIR LEGACY
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 588 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260924012179I

## Narrative

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

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

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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