# NTSB ERA26LA354: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam P92 Tail Dragger, N575TA, Toughkenamon, PA, September 29, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: September 29, 2026, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Toughkenamon, PA
- Coordinates: 39.830512, -75.769754
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8305&lon=-75.7698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: ANSV, FAA/FSDO, Tecnam
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA354
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203897/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA354

## Preliminary report

On September 29, 2026, about 0945 eastern daylight time, a special light-sport Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam P92 Tail Dragger, N575TA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he had completed one takeoff and landing uneventfully on runway 24 at New Garden Airport (N57) Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania. After landing, he taxied the airplane off the runway and along a taxiway to initiate another takeoff on runway 24. As he neared the beginning of the runway, he initiated a right turn, but the movement of the airplane felt unusual, possibly due to a brake issue, and he stopped. He let the airplane roll and tried to turn right again, but the anomaly was still present, so he stopped again. Rather than continue to turn right onto the runway, he decided to turn left and taxi to a runup area where he could shut down the engine, exit the airplane, and inspect the landing gear. As he initiated the left turn, both main landing gear folded underneath the fuselage. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that it came to rest upright on the taxiway and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The inspector stated that the damage was consistent with the right main landing gear collapsing first, followed by the left. The right main landing gear strut was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 TAIL DRAGGER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=060009I), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N575TA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N575TA), registered now, S/N 1422, built 2012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNAM P92 Tail Dragger (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 TAIL DRAGGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p92-tail-dragger) (registry code 060009I) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (registry code 55599, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1422
- Year built: 2012
- Airframe hours: 446
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, March 22, 2026, 78 hours before
- Airport: N57, New Garden Airport
- Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observed at: MQS, 10 nm away
- METAR: METAR KMQS 291335Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM FEW016 OVC065 18/16 A3005

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