A-26 Invader Nose Gear Collapse On Landing

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[@raysmetaltracks6782]

Well that's good news! Thanks for the update!

[@tonyascaso6254]

did the engines need a tear down due to prop strikes?

[@TheLastArbiter]

Glad they didnt lose it to a fire

[@nope5708]

I got to see the silver dragon at 2018 airventure. I got some amazing pictures of it with a raincloud and the sunset. I'm so happy it's flying again.

[@tpochep]

That's great!

[@avoidingtrees6692]

What a painful sight. It is so sad to see such a beautiful bird in that situation. But most pilots know, things sometimes can go mechanically wrong. Glad to see that nobody got hurt. Cheers from France dear American friends.

[@MG101]

Ik it hurt so much to watch

[@breeki9985]

0:30 seconds till repair 0:31 seconds till rearm

[@jobsavage246]

Do I get air spawn also? Since I'm in a bomber ? :)

[@Manintoga]

:*)

[@mistertagnan]

Press and hold "j" to get out

[@jamesclarke293]

guys help there's a 190 over airfield

[@trainedwarrior502]

I found my family.... *Air raid siren goes off*

[@GewelReal]

Me landing in War Thunder

[@joachimpeiper8418]

Although if you did that in wt the wings would fall off

[@marceldekerpel2268]

I landed a flying boat on a airfeild so yea, even repaired.

[@Ducati121]

except you would have ended up ass over tea kettle

[@joachimpeiper8418]

@@Ducati121 with no gear no you would just grind along the airstrip

[@marceldekerpel2268]

@@joachimpeiper8418 I kept the speed as low as possibe.

[@XIGRAHAMIX]

Could have been a lot worse, glad everyone's okay.

[@timsavage5139]

Thank you

[@twoZJs]

Don't we always like to hear the reporters say, "could have been worse", really?

[@leogamasinha]

not everyone, the plane will feel the pain for a while

[@feetgoaroundfullflapsC]

Could not be worse landing. Rich guy with no talents..

[@dennisvanderwijst905]

I hope they can restore this beauty, its really important to keep thse flying!

[@austindowney7473]

Flying means they are one step closer to crashing. :)

[@Liamflynnphoto]

They restored her, don’t worry

[@savannahbateman8295]

They restored it... I know for a fact

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[@beetswayba8634]

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[@iatonnal]

Huzzah!

[@hellfire8883]

I saw this happen in person at the 2016 eaa. I was only a hundred feet away. I watched the beautiful bird come in and then wham the front gear collapsed on the runway scraped along and finally came to a sparking smokey halt. I was cringing thinking about thge damage to the priceless warbird. I'm very glad to hear it has been fully restored and is flying again. Maybe we will get to see her again at the 2018 EAA airventure. I'm not sure if she was repared in time to make it there last year. The a-26 invader is such a beautiful bird to see in person. Hope to see some of you at eaa this july.

[@harambejr.4711]

Poor plane’s gonna feel the road rash for a while.

[@mattroberts2941]

A little skin repair but it didn't look too serious.

[@Jessica_Films]

This is an unfortunate accident but the plane's painted facial expression matches the situation

[@carlwilliams6977]

It really does! It went from fearsome to woesome. Literally taking it on the chin!

[@goatflieg]

I was there... witnessed it shortly after touchdown. So heartbreaking to see... like watching a good friend sustain injury. But the crew and aircraft will fly again... and that's the silver lining.

[@SldOnEmWithDa45]

This is some war thunder shit 😂

[@aaronkruse1623]

I hope they can fix the damage and re-restore the thing.

[@MikeKobb]

Well, that stinks. I enjoyed reading the recent Warbirds article about this plane, and it's sad to see it damaged like this. Still, this was as good an outcome as you could ask for in the circumstances. Tim, good luck with the repairs and hopefully next year I'll make it to Oshkosh and see your plane in person!

[@jayfmiller]

Interesting video. Hats off to the crew for shutting down both engines so they weren't developing power when the prop tips hit the runway. It costs a lot to do a tear-down on two engines looking for stress damage before return to flight.

[@2018paulrobbinx]

I'm about to cry... This hurts so much. All the volunteers that helped put that thing together

[@faragar1791]

Well... At least the aircraft is still mostly intact.

[@jobsavage246]

More importantly, my friends and I are all intact, we will be getting the plane fixed and hopefully fixed by Oshkosh 17!

[@islandmick6349]

How you going for spares? Can't be a hell of a lot around I'd imagine. Glad you're all okay and well done on a nice landing - all things considered.

[@michaelfeenin551]

Their 2800s, the engines were the second most produced, i doubt they would have too much issues.

[@islandmick6349]

Cool. Thats a relief

[@aviationandsimulationbyber9244]

Oh me oh my! What a show. You don't get to see this often and seeing a failure like this at Oshkosh is even more surprising

[@scottemons6562]

I thought it was at Oshkosh too

[@davidck1]

1:40 love the sense of urgency from emergency services ... not.

[@petertimowreef9085]

Really glad nobody got hurt! She can be rebuild (as indeed she has by now!) but those people can't. Even modern planes have a failure rate, let alone a grand old lady such as this. I am just really happy the damage was repairable and, again, nobody got hurt.

[@-SonZetta-]

Excellent work dealing with a sketchy circumstance! Looks like you guys kept your cool and did everything right when a bad situation presented itself. A change of engines/props and a little but of sheet metal work and she'll be back in no time.

[@timsavage5139]

Thanks

[@The_Real_Indiana_Joe]

Fireman to other fireman: 'I thought you got the ladders'

[@rianolsen2767]

Tim, sorry to see your Invader in such shape, but I'm glad everyone was ok.

[@GenocidalOmen1939]

Some thoughts: The A-26 nose gear rotates about 90 degrees to retract. On extension it swivels to the trail position and locks in place. The strut appears to be hanging loose with no connection to the hydraulic link with the required forward motion to swivel and lock in place. Hydraulic pressure was available to lock the mains and a cockpit hand pump is also available. suspect a broken link or part preventing. down and locked. This is the reason that we were never supposed to ride in the nose on T.O. or landing in the C model. RE the engines, If military engines installed they would be dash 27 or 79s.

[@willmartin6263]

Two of my uncles flew in A-26s in the military. One explained that there's an indicator light that the nose wheel is down, rotated, locked and in position, and if that fails, there's a plexiglass window between the cockpit and the nose wheel well to view the position, though with wear, this becomes frosted to the point of being opaque. Apparently, on many of these planes, they replace that window with sheet metal. I'd recommend a nice, clean, new plexiglass window is worth the investment, with this video as evidence as to why. So, by design, they should have known if there was a problem with the nose wheel before touching down, not that there's a lot they could do about it, except maybe take their time landing tail low, bleeding off speed as long as they can hold the nose up, and crash at a slower speed. It did seem unwise for them to attempt a level (or nose wheel first) landing if they had reason to suspect that the gear was not fully deployed. Glad they made it and the plane is flying again. I hope they test the indicator light and have installed a plexiglass window for viewing the nose wheel position when they repaired the aircraft.

[@375GTB]

Yep! Locking shackle thing... Metal fatigue... As back in the day.. Bay of Pigs times, too!

[@MAGApepe]

bummer only fire dept without a ladder lol

[@moefitzgerald4439]

its so hard to see a vintage aircraft take a landing like that...makes me sad

[@travistomcat9535]

It hurts to watch

[@samuelcarnahan4360]

Saw them at an airshow last Sunday. Can’t even tell that it happened

[@paulchew7675]

Brings back bad memories. Had a C-131, where the nose gear failed to center correctly on take off and the gear got lock up in wheel well, and could not be lowered again. Let see the was a double engine, and prop change as well as lots of body work.

[@annedavie4204]

I was on the Fisk arrival when this happened. They closed both runways for the rest of the evening. My Plane spent the night in Fondulac. Had to come in the next day.

[@oakriver2128]

So 2 minutes passed and still no effort to get the crew actually OFF the plane?!

[@blackhawks81H]

Adam SE it obviously wasn't on fire. On top of that. There was a monster of an ARFF fire truck right there that could put out a 777, So why rush and risk injury?

[@bk6678]

You have a point: at no time does any ground crew member go to the opposite side of the plane to investigate the source of the smoke. If I were an administrator at the airport, I'd fine this a bit troubling.

[@bk6678]

Mannix Flinn How much effort would it take to walk to the right side of the plane?

[@mannixflinn6227]

B K sorry I misread your comment. I thought you were making a statement of airside rules when you said "at no time etc"

[@mannixflinn6227]

B K I deleted my rude comment.

[@wanyelewis9667]

Looks like the nose strut failed to make its 90⁰ rotation upon extension (the A-26 nose gear rotated 90⁰ as it was being retracted. It, of course, was supposed to "unrotate" back to its original position when extended).

[@TeemarkConvair]

looks like it was never 'down and locked" shame, they had just gotten that out of restoration too. $$$

[@MrBen527]

Ouuuuuch!!!

[@gulag113]

It broke on gear up (snap) likely damaged towing(ground positioning) by the nose gear. By the looks of it, it sure is not meant to towed by the nose gear. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/A-26_Invader_City_of_Santa_Rosa_forward_landing_gear_rear.JPG

[@jobsavage246]

it wasnt towed any at Osh...you think you know everything and you dont.

[@bobeveryday15]

I have polished this aircraft and am good friends with the owner. The lock that holds the gear in place cracked mid flight. Not because of the pilot. Think before you comment please.

[@commentatron]

@@bobeveryday15 I once dated a cleaning woman who owned a cat that was the same color as the nose art who said a crucial part was mistakenly used that had been sourced from a Revell 1/48 scale model kit.

[@larryconley2140]

Fantastic John, thank you, an amazing approach, what a ride. Loved it.

[@youtubuzr]

Great landing considering the gear problem. So glad everyone is safe! I'm sure she can be repaired w/time, hard work and money. :(

[@jobsavage246]

Thanks!

[@historiespiston9736]

Really glad everyone is Ok.

[@gokingsgo814]

Unfortunate that happened, but she brought her crew and her passengers back safely as could be. Good job on the crew maintaining control and getting the folks out of the back. Hope she'll fly again.

[@jobsavage246]

Getting out of the back was fun :) thanks for thanking our pilot, he did very well!

[@whosiskid]

It is heartbreaking that there are so few Invaders still flying. One of the finest light bombers ever made.

[@milliondollarsooner]

Don’t worry this one is still flying now

[@rcbif101]

Though necessary for safety and egress, I wonder how much it cost to jettison those two canopies/ windows? Glider canopies cost 2-7K a piece, so I got to bet that was $10K alone hitting the ground.

[@gregmanning8967]

There is a saying in flying airplanes: "once the engine quits, the insurance company owns the airplane." Definitely applies here. Once the gear failed, the crew should assume the whole airplane is toast, their only job is to save themselves.

[@micgerday3130]

Rcbif

[@russdill]

And actually being able to see

[@hotrodray9884]

That is normal canopy opening for entry and egress.

[@hotrodray9884]

Rcbif That was a Million Dollar Landing, Sir.

[@dduknic]

I was at Oshkosh this year and saw this from the sidelines. I also saw the accident that happened 2 days before, on Sunday afternoon. It was a flight of 2, and the 2nd one did a stall/spin before reaching the runway, from about 50 feet high. Question: can someone direct me to a video of that accident? Thanks.

[@crispycritterz]

70 years later and the A/B 26 STILL has landing gear problems.

[@modelmagician3743]

My favorite plane in Warthunder ,Its testament to how strong the airfame is.

[@smiley3012]

That was so sad to see happen to such a beautiful plane. So glad no one was hurt.

[@aaronburton1107]

it sucks to see that the A-26s nose gear issue is still occurring

[@Tarawa1943]

A-26 has a drop down lever on the front nose gear. It has to be disengaged when attaching its special tow bar which is carried in the bomb bay. Either it failed or PIC didn't secure it during the pre-flight checklist.

[@donwoolley5763]

Just saw it at Sun & Fun in Lakeland, Fl. I was involved in identical accident at Stapleton Airport in Denver in 1976…aStanley Aviation A-26 flown by the famous Tex Johnston…& he did not let tower know we were in trouble…not sure what was reported to FAA but I was never interviewed…before the landing I told Tex that I was sure nosegear was not locked…no green light…I had been present the day we ran landing gear checks on jacks…

[@cabterrot3574]

The very first model I ever built was an A-26 Invader. It was a Monogram model and I paid 88 cents for it in 1964. I was 11 and the glue was still toxic then lol.

[@raysmetaltracks6782]

Hate to see this, but looks like she held together - solid as a rock. Well, with exception of the front nose gear, of course. Glad to hear she is back and flying again!

[@bendog6872]

Hey Tim, Glad y'all are ok.......

[@theophilusthistle1988]

Description says the crew and passengers evacuated after landing....some of them probably did that just BEFORE landing.

[@donwoolley5763]

Just saw it at Sun & Fun in Lakeland, Fl. I was involved in identical accident at Stapleton Airport in Denver in 1976…aStanley Aviation A-26 flown by the famous Tex Johnston…& he did not let tower know we were in trouble…

[@miqiee]

First responder gets out of the truck and walks towards the other firetruck.............."hey, did you hear about the fish I caught the other day?"

[@granskare]

seems the FD was a bit slow but what do I know :)

[@ramonberk]

What kind of camera was used for this video? Great quality

[@needsmoreboosters4264]

Well, there goes a few thousand silver lions...

[@RobbieRR]

Haaah, nice

[@TheDisabledGamersChannel]

Only A26 in the world , this was hard to watch, did they ever get it back to being airworthy again ?

[@rampking1]

@0:06 you can see the nose wheel was not pointed straight while on final.

[@lotharvonrichthofen4474]

exactly....i wonder why he didn't do a soft field type of landing keeping the nose up until the last possible moment....it looked like he hit the runway very hard in a 3 point stance....if he knew that his gear were an issue before landing, i wonder why he didn't divert to a grass area instead? Anyway, glad they were all OK

[@jobsavage246]

I wouldn't criticize the pilot, everyone on the plane was safe, and there seems to be a lot of people on the Internet saying stuff about our pilot, but let me tell you this: for a forced landing, I didn't feel hurt and the landing was quite smooth

[@mikewhite4628]

Putting it down on the grass would do more damage than on the tarmac. Earth and dirt can do a lot of damage coming up into the nose area at that speed. The crew would probably suffer some injuries too from dirt ``shrapnel``.

[@jobsavage246]

Yes, and the plane would slide more on the grass

[@lotharvonrichthofen4474]

Opposite Catfish Glad everyone was safe...good points

[@kevintriplett7889]

My comment was aimed at making sure the gear would extend and lock. Given the information in the video it is reasonable to think that insufficient pressure resulted in a failure to extend and lock.

[@MrJDP1974]

It looks like the nose gear finally extended when he slowed from the flare but just didn't lock. Ugh! Glad all are safe but very sorry about the incident and damage to those impacted. Every really special airplane has a family that spend countless hours and dollars to restore, operate, and maintain. Things like this have such a big impact. Hang in there and all the best.. :(

[@carlosaircraftmechxnic2819]

A week ago we had lent a hand replacing an engine at SAF.

[@cdncitizen4700]

Great landing given the circumstances, glad everyone made it out ok. Given the smoke from the cockpit and the heat friction on the nose... just curious why fire crews didn't foam the base of the plane when it came to a stop... and ... extend a ladder to get those guys off the plane, in case of fire? Seems like the safety crews were wondering what to do next?

[@AreeyaKKC]

I was there n saw it take off about an hour earlier...there was a gear up landing on 27 yesterday too.

[@partriarch]

Wow! Good thing everyone got out of the aircraft okay. Sad to see such a beautiful aircraft scrub it's nose on the runway, but at least nothing tragic happened.

[@StarwarsHalofreak]

Oshkosh really has had a rash of these kinds of issues involving front gear, haven't they?

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

WTF! Did the emergency responders get the people off the plane yet or are they still up there?

[@pauljanssens4449]

Easy to critic afterward, but why initially request a tailwind landing ? Why not hold the nose up to allow the props to maybe stop. Why jettison the canopies when all you're going to do is to climb up and...sit on the fuel tank ?

[@BitsBeTrippin]

That was to let the heavy smoke exit the cockpit

[@willmartin6263]

There's a fuel overflow port on the rear, inboard side of the engine nacelle. The A-26 had a reputation for catching fire when fuel overflows onto the hot nacelle while not in flight (in flight, the wind blows out fire and evaporates fuel, but if the engine is hot and the plane is sitting still, this is a clear and present danger). Choosing to hang out on the wing between the nacelle and the fuselage seems less than thoughtful, or at least not deeply familiar with this aircraft type. You might want to work on emergency drills in the event that this happens again so that everyone relies less on luck to avoid burning to death. That is probably the single most dangerous place to stand on that aircraft in this situation. Far safer to risk a sprained ankle jumping to the ground. Yes, it's tall, but it's not THAT tall.

[@thornie123]

At least it didn't total it. I hate seeing these old birds get hurt. Like the one guy that set the B17 on fire and totaled it. Or the guy that wrecked the P-51

[@millycarrington]

Unfortunate incident but more worrying it wasn't a particularly well thought out evacuation - lets just stand on top and hope it doesn't catch fire!

[@wink8530]

The front landing gear was glued and tapped on

[@mlugin8050]

wow good nobody was hurt. very nice that people take care of these beautiful planes, fly them to share the impression and risk a lot to do that obviously

[@DavidReese2ndA]

It's Sad, I'm glad everyone is safe, The Invader? I'm sure It will get another day!

[@McHeisenburger]

Ground control: *_”YOU’VE GOT A HOLE IN YOUR RIGHT WING.”_*

[@samuelbarreto6752]

It seems to me that the nose gear didn't had time to lock since it was still deploying when the plane was on the final

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

Not true, they circled for 10+ minutes trying to troubleshoot the gear. Everyone knew it was likely to collapse on touch down

[@ryanmoeller3308]

Glad they're okay!! That makes me cringe watching it scrape on the concrete... :-(

[@timsavage5139]

Thank you

[@Derek-b8q]

Nice prang job. You hold the nose off until the speed bleeds off then lower the nose.

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Glad everyone was okay!

[@haydendewey5624]

Did anyone else see the noes wheels bounces really high and then just went ape shit and came off!

[@jbs9501]

The A-26 is my favorite U.S. medium bomber. Good luck with the repair/restoration!

[@jobsavage246]

We washed the plane today and are taking the nose off tomorrow :)

[@camward9293]

Legend has it that the passengers are still stuck up there.

[@peterbellwood5412]

I hope nobody minds a pithy comment . It never ceases to amaze me that crash trucks and emergency crews always seem to go the absolute slowest way to an 'incident' . Surely , for an emergency like this , they can go the shortest route . i.e the quickest ! Aren't emergency vehicles allowed on the grass ? Even in an emergency ? Pete UK

[@po9146]

I think it'll buff out!

[@sasquatch5577]

It'll buff out

[@EnderMalcolm]

Why did they wait so long to drop the gear? They should have been down long before landing, unless that was just part of the gear failure. But they really didn't flare the plane either, as the nose wheel slammed hard into the ground before it had a chance to lock. That's just my opinion, though. I'm not a pilot, I don't claim to know everything about planes, and I wasn't there. Just looking at the evidence given by the video.

[@chrisburn7178]

Was there a "post-mortem" on this? Seems odd that the gear was clearly not down and locked, and I'm assuming the indicator in the cockpit would have said so, yet the landing attempt was clearly normal like they didn't know. If they had, I'm guessing they would have tried to keep her weight on the main great as long as possible?

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

Actually, they knew there was an issue and circled for a while to troubleshoot. It was pretty clear that it likely wouldn't support them on the ground. They waited until other traffic had landed before coming in so as not to foul the runway. As for technique, I have not flown an A-26 before but everyone walked away so I think they did a great job!

[@Scarebus_Driver]

Anyone know if they knew the gear had an issue prior to landing? Looked like a pretty poor landing if that was the case dropping the Nosewheel straight on rather than holding it off and gently lowering it at much lower speed.Been there and done that hopefully not again..

[@TexasKid747]

On the contrary, I thought is an excellent landing. I especially liked the immediate efforts to get the rest of the pax/crew out and safe.

[@timsavage5139]

Couple of things..you land the A-26 flat, you don't do a big flare with the nose up. That won't work. Their is a lot of weight on the front of the airplane and when it touches down it has a tendency for the nose to come down. This is not a B-25. You should probably do some research on the particular airplane you are discussing before making an accusation against someone's piloting skills. If you actually see the photos of the landing sequence in slow motion you will see that the nose is being held off and as soon as the mains touch down the momentum is for the nose to come down. Forgive me for being a bit snippy, but two days of internet type rated A-26 pilots is getting a little old. Flying this airplane does not equate to flying a GA airplane.

[@gulag113]

The Props feather correct?, why where the engines running on landing if they know the gear was broke? It is not my aircraft, so I guess I do not care.

[@TexasKid747]

The engines were running because they can be rebuilt, props can be replaced. Killing the engines is hollywood stuff and not smart, especially if one needs to make glideslope adjustments or even a go around. I saw dollar signs when the canopies came off too, but same thing applies. Pilot did it perfectly.

[@timsavage5139]

Because the A-26 manual says you shouldn't.

[@gazza2933]

Surprised that other aircraft were allowed to taxi at this time.

[@Gigaguenther]

i'm interested in what happened to the engines there. i'm assuming they deliberately killed them at the exact right moment, but what made the props stop at exactly the same position? is that a regular feature?

[@chadb811]

I'm very sorry to hear. Is this a easy fix or no? I'm glad everyone is safe

[@jobsavage246]

Thanks

[@chadb811]

+flight206 haha uh oh

[@xcofcd]

That's painful to watch man

[@Gigaguenther]

if they had ample time to plan the landing, then why weren't there firefighters on standby at the runway?

[@seansky2721]

He did good keeping the ol' girl straight on the runway. Nobody got badly injured. Note to self: When landing the Invader, put her down on the mains first. Be most gentle with airplanes over 70 years old.

[@jgmiller5044]

Been looking for other videos showing what happened with the aircraft after the landing. Where did they take it, how did they transport it, can they fix it enough to fly home. But I've found nothing. Not very good at searches.

[@jobsavage246]

I was on the plane and am going to make a video of the whole situation + extra footage of the aftermath and inside the plane. The video will be up around next Wednesday on my channel if you want to learn more about the incident

[@hotrodray9884]

Watch the preceeding landing video where he stalled it in at 12 ft and broke the nose gear casting. And then flew it again anyway.. yes I am A26B type rated.

[@varrunningtrains4112]

Besides the landing gear and props what else had to be repaired? Are the engines also toast from this landing?

[@cafenco.2037]

When you're an airplane and the runway takes your ankles.

[@kaylebmoore4770]

Did someone lube up the ground? It slid so smooth and far

[@Gearheadgotajob]

I am not second guessing but knowing that the nose gear was spurious at best, would a better option have been to drag the tail for as long as possible to prevent the prop strikes or would that have pre loaded for a more inertial and catastrophic flip? Just curious. I am not savvy please do not rage at me. Just a question that I had.

[@TMac98ful]

They could have, but when you have crew or just people in general in the back crew section the best thing to do is keep them as safe as possible, I work with the CAF B-25J "Devil Dog" what we train to do is keep the people safe to any standard we have to.

[@jobsavage246]

The A-26 has a laminar flow wing and doesn't glide as well as the B-25 does :) and the pilot did exactly what he needed to do and did it right :)

[@Gearheadgotajob]

Of course, that makes perfect sense Catfish. The laminar wing is likely why it is so hard on the nose gear to begin with. Thanks guys.

[@jobsavage246]

Yeah our pilot did an amazing job and kept everyone safe, that's all that matters.

[@TMac98ful]

+Opposite Catfish who was the pilot on this flight I can't tell from the video

[@g6rcteam81]

Another video from the day before shows A full stall drop from 15 feet on landing . Was this the cause of the gear fail?

[@Willysmb44]

Good landing. I saw the stills and didn't know there was a known potential issue before they landed at that time. That makes the instant response make much more sense. Very professional reaction by the cockpit crew!

[@jobsavage246]

Thank you, the guys in the front did a very good job making sure we got out the back :)

[@technom3598]

I wonder if it would have been a little better if he would have flared more and land on two instead of three

[@PNolandS]

Every second of this is painful, I know it’s not the pilot’s fault though, in fact he did a great job getting everyone on the ground safely and saving the aircraft!

[@dougcurtis9633]

Every landing that you walk away from is a good landing.

[@whalesong999]

Ouch !! I wonder why no flare with the nose high at the beginning, he put it pretty hard on the nose.

[@scottjohnson953]

Not all airplanes "flare" for landings. This may be one of those. It wasn't "hard landing" that caused it; it was a gear malfunction. All I can say is it's awesome the pilot was ok.

[@whalesong999]

Just so happened that I've been reading up on the A-26s of late. I have an electric r/c model I enjoy and looking for paint schemes for a touch-up. In the history videos, It was mentioned that nose gear failures were too common on the type when introduced into service during the war. Like you, glad it didn't get worse than it did.

[@mistert51]

You do not flare an A-26.

[@whalesong999]

I watched an instruction video on YT about flying the A-26 and the commentator did say there is a flare on landing one. But, from all the footage of landings, there were none showing a high angle of attack, most were nearly flat but a flare was present. From what I've seen though, there doesn't seem to be a lot of elevator effect on the landings and the nose drops fairly quickly so the shorter the distance on the nose wheel, the better.

[@jobsavage246]

The pilot did an amazing job keeping everyone on board safe, and he landed the A-26 the way it's supposed to be landed