Textron Aviation INC 525C accident near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 25, 2025
On September 25, 2025 at about 11:25 pm local time, a 2021 Textron Aviation INC 525C, registered N361MB, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airpo airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The improper installation of the trunnion pin, which resulted in a failure of the right main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to follow the aircraft manufacturer’s maintenance procedures.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 25, 2025 · about 11:25 pm local time · cases in 2025
- Place
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airpo · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Textron Aviation INC 525C, built 2021
- Registration
- N361MB · registry record · serial 525C0361
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
About 10,000 ft mean sea level during a repositioning flight, the flight crew felt a bump/thud in the back of the airplane, which they thought was caused by something falling into the aisle from the lavatory. The flight crew observed that the landing gear unsafe light was illuminated. The flight crew stated that they followed emergency/abnormal airplane checklist items and reset the landing circuit breaker, which did not retract the landing gear. Then, the crew lowered the landing gear, which resulted in three green landing gear position lights. They continued the flight to the destination with the landing gear extended where they landed the airplane. During landing rollout and after applying moderate braking, they felt the right main landing gear collapse, which then punctured the right wing and resulted in substantial damage to right wing. Postaccident examination revealed the aft main landing gear trunnion pin for the right main landing gear was not properly installed during the recent maintenance as the aft trunnion pin was not installed far enough to allow the retaining roll pin to engage and retain the trunnion pin. The pilot reported and maintenance records showed that maintenance performed by the aircraft manufacturer’s service center, which included the reinstallation of the main landing gear trunnion pin, occurred 2.9 hours before the accident. According to the manufacturer’s maintenance manual installation procedures, maintenance personnel are required to make sure the aft end of the trunnion pin is at least 2.0 inches (50.8 mm) forward of the aft spar fitting to verify proper installation. The Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Commission (CIAIAC) of Spain investigated a similar accident that occurred on May 4, 2018, as documented in CIAIAC Report A-012/2018. As a result of the investigation, the aircraft manufacturer published a mandatory service letter (SL525C-32-12) to do an inspection of the aft main landing trunnion pins for proper installation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear collapse during landing defining event
- Aircraft maintenance event during prior to flight
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Maintenance › Installation › Maintenance personnel
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Main gear strut/axle/truck › Incorrect service/maintenance other cases naming the landing gear
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,000 hours in all; 1,300 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days; 35 in the last 30 days; 13,000 as pilot in command; 3,400 on instruments
- Last flight review: September 13, 2025
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,813 hours in all; 396 in this make and model; 79 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days; 1,607 as pilot in command; 990 on instruments
- Last flight review: July 17, 2025
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,484 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 22, 2025; 2.9 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 17,230 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Williams FJ44-4A (turbofan); 1,481 hours total
- Engine 2: Williams FJ44-4A (turbofan); 1,481 hours total
- Operator: Pacifia LLC
The flight
- Departed from: PNS Pensacola FL at 10:18 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 31, 7,005 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,500 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.89 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from BRT
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Photographs from the investigation 4 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – Accident Site
Photograph 2 – Landing Gear
Photograph 3 – Right Wing
Photograph 4 – Right WingThe NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
7 documents, released by the NTSB on December 11, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for Record A�� FAA | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | ADS-B Flight Track | map file | Download |
| 4 | Aircraft Logbooks | PDF, 7 pages | View Download |
| 5 | Excerpts of the Maintenance Manual | PDF, 16 pages | View Download |
| 6 | Service Letter SL525C-32-12 | PDF, 8 pages | View Download |
| 7 | Photos | PDF, 5 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N361MB on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Williams FJ44-4A 353 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Williams FJ44-4A 353 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field · nearest airport
- Pensacola International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Louisiana 1,274 since 1982 · 189 in the last ten years
- Louisiana 3,734 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN25LA402.json.
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