Saturday, September 26, 2026

Lancair Legacy, N46TL, incident occurred on September 24, 2026, at Abilene Regional Airport (ABI/KABI), Abilene, Texas

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N46TL

- History of Flight:
On September 24, 2026, at about 1413 local time, a privately-registered Lancair Legacy, N46TL, sustained unknown damage when it experienced a 
nose gear collapse during a landing attempt on runway 17R at Abilene Regional Airport (ABI/KABI), Abilene, Texas. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The cross-country personal flight originated from Pulliam Airport (FLG/KFLG), Flagstaff, Arizona, at 0844.

ADS-B data shows that the airplane conducted two touch and go(es) before coming in for a third landing attempt.

At 1352, the winds were from 140° at 9 knots, gusting 19 knots.

- Weather:

METAR KABI 241852Z 14009G19KT 10SM FEW060 33/15 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP171 T03280150 $

METAR KABI 241952Z 15009G20KT 10SM FEW065 BKN120 33/16 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP159 T03330156 $

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