Laughlin T-6A Executes Nose Gear-Up Landing Feb. 5; Pilots Safe

A T-6A Texan II trainer assigned to the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base made a landing in which the aircraft’s nose gear did not fully extend, according to a Laughlin Air Force Base public affairs release posted on 830Times. The release said the event occurred on Feb. 5, 2026, at approximately 1:43 p.m.

Details available from other reporting describe a similar gear-malfunction scenario but include different dates, times and unit assignments. Air & Space Forces Magazine, quoting a spokesman with the 12th Flying Training Wing, reported that on April 3 at approximately 11:30 a.m. local time a T-6 assigned to the 559th Flying Training Squadron experienced a gear malfunction. “After the T-6 experienced a gear malfunction, the instructor pilot executed a gear-up landing in accordance with emergency checklists,” the spokesman told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The spokesman added, “The aircrew was unharmed, as a result.”

Air & Space Forces and its republishing outlet also said flight crew, emergency responders and ground personnel carried out emergency protocols after the landing and that an investigation into the cause of the incident is under way, with a report on the extent of damage pending. The 12th Flying Training Wing’s statement quoted in that reporting said, “The safety of our personnel and the integrity of our equipment and facility are critical to our flight training mission. We are committed to transparency and will provide updates as more information becomes available.”

Social media posts add another layer. The unofficial Facebook page “Air Force amn/nco/snco” posted two pictures on April 3 showing a T-6 on the runway with its gear up; the 12th Flying Training Wing told the republisher it could not confirm the images’ veracity.

The two sets of accounts contain explicit conflicts on date, local time and unit assignment, and none of the provided reports states they describe the same incident. For Val Verde County residents and Laughlin-area neighbors, the immediate public safety takeaway is that no official account in the available reporting indicates injuries to aircrew, and base and wing emergency protocols were followed when responders arrived on scene. The presence of multiple reports and social media images has raised questions about the timeline and whether more than one T-6 incident occurred in recent weeks.

What comes next for readers is clarity from official channels: a full Laughlin public affairs release where the initial report was truncated, and the outcome of any USAF safety investigation that may be opened or consolidated. Expect updates from base public affairs and Wing offices as investigations complete and damage assessments are released; those findings will determine whether training operations or local flight patterns require temporary adjustments.