# NTSB ERA26LA104: Cessna 150L, N67WJ, Gantt, SC, January 28, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 28, 2026, 14:10 local (19:10 UTC) - Place: Gantt, SC - Coordinates: 34.757123, -82.377063 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7571&lon=-82.3771&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 7, 2026 - 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): 202378 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA104 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202378/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA104 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a nose landing gear collapse. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150L, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2071826), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: nose/tail landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Capability exceeded; cases with it: [Cessna 150L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md?model=2071826), [All aircraft, 185 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150L, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2071826), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that after arriving at the destination airport while on a solo cross-country flight, she elected to perform airport traffic pattern work with some touch-and-go landings. The first landing went well, and the pilot took off again for a second attempt. The second approach was stable throughout; the airspeed was good and it was smooth, but after arriving over the threshold, she reduced engine power but flared late, which did not arrest the descent in time. The airplane struck the runway and bounced. During the second bounce the airplane landed hard, and the nose landing gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and airframe. The pilot agreed that there were no preimpact malfunctions or failures of the airplane that precluded normal operation. The pilot further stated she just “rounded out late,” and thought it was too late to abort the landing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N67WJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67WJ), registered now, S/N 15074915, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15074915 - Year built: 1973 - Airframe hours: 4118.6 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Pivotal Aviation - Registered owner: Business As Usual LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 12, 2025, 58.6 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: GYH, Donaldson Fld, runway 05/23, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 6, 2026; seat: left; flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 5.1 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 10 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: GYH - METAR: SPECI KGYH 281907Z 25011KT 10SM CLR 07/M12 A3013 ## 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 20260128000469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260128000469A), Jan 28, 2026: Cessna 150L, Greenville, SC, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Landed on runway 23 and the nose gear collapsed. The pilot stated "I set up for final with 20 degrees of flaps. My approach and speed… 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.