# NTSB ERA26LA353: Roberts GS-2 Sportsman, N390KC, Kerrtown, PA, September 24, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 24, 2026, 19:18 local (23:18 UTC)
- Place: Kerrtown, PA · Airport preoperty
- Coordinates: 41.626528, -80.214722
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6265&lon=-80.2147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA353
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203896/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA353

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Roberts GS-2 SPORTSMAN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=05622B3), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Roberts GS-2 SPORTSMAN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=05622B3), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Roberts GS-2 SPORTSMAN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05622B3), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N390KC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N390KC), registered now, S/N 7160, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTS GS-2 SPORTSMAN
- Registry model: [Roberts GS-2 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/roberts-gs-2-sportsman) (registry code 05622B3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 7160
- Year built: 2006
- Airframe hours: 196.9
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Aqua Fool, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 22, 2026, 21 hours before
- Departed: GKJ, Meadville, PA
- Airport: GKJ, Port Meadville, runway 07, 4,999 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Handheld GPS, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.33 inHg
- Observed at: GKJ
- METAR: METAR KGKJ 242253Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP273 T01610056

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.

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