# NTSB ERA25LA150: Textron T240, N918BM, Midland, VA, March 15, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 15, 2025, 14:50 local (18:50 UTC) - Place: Midland, VA - Coordinates: 38.5863, -77.710667 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5863&lon=-77.7107&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 20, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 199889 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199889/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199889 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA150 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Textron T240, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2073461), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Textron T240, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073461), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Textron T240, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2073461), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Textron T240, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2073461), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane encountered a crosswind gust just prior to touchdown, which pushed it to the left, and the pilot corrected with right aileron and left rudder. Upon touchdown, the pilot felt a “soft bump rather than the typical soft touch of the main [landing] gear,” which was followed by a “large bounce and porpoising.” The nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N918BM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N918BM), registered now, S/N T24002111, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC T240 - Registry model: [Textron T240](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-t240) (registry code 2073461) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-550-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (registry code 17246, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T24002111 - Year built: 2016 - Airframe hours: 907 - Engines: Continental TSIO550C20 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 14, 2024, 79 hours before - Departed: KAGS, Augusta, GA - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: HWY, Warrenton/Fauquier, runway 15/33, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 803 total, 74 in this make and model, 724 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: XSA, 11 nm away - METAR: KXSA 151855Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM BKN015 BKN037 15/11 A3006 RMK AO2 T01460111 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250315002909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250315002909A), Mar 15, 2025: Textron Aviation Inc T240, Midland, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed with airspeed higher than normal. Aircraft bounced three times and nose gear collapsed. Aircraft immediately pivoted left 90 degrees to a stop. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 20, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199889. 4.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18549501&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 91 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18549979&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Incident%20Description%20N918BM-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 724 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18549879&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.