(and apparently, not the first time.)
Date: Monday 18 August 2025
Time:
Type: Thrush
Owner/operator: Thrush Aircraft LLC
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location: Albany-Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, GA (ABY/KABY) - United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature: Test
Departure airport: Albany-Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, GA (ABY/KABY)
Destination airport: Albany-Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, GA (ABY/KABY)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On Monday, August 18, an aircraft manufactured by Thrush Aircraft, LLC, an American aircraft manufacturer based in Albany, Georgia, was doing a test run when its landing gear sheared off, causing the aircraft to crash into the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport’s runway. The only person on board the aircraft at the time of the crash was the pilot. They are uninjured.
Sources:
https://www.walb.com/2025/08/18/albany-airport-closed-after-crash-landing/
