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| Date: | Thursday 18 December 2025 |
| Time: | c. 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing C-17A Globemaster III |
| Owner/operator: | 437th Airlift Wing Reserve USAF |
| Registration: | 07-7180 |
| MSN: | 50198 / F-197 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Charleston International Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Charleston Municipal Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) |
| Charleston Municipal Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A C-17 of the 437th Airlift Wing suffered a nose gear collapse on landing following a training exercise. Nobody was injured.
Sources:
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/military-plane-landing-gear-collapse-issue/article_bf384132-f980-4912-8868-568b57d6b7f7.html
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/military-aircraft-lands-with-collapsed-nose-gear-at-charleston-airport
https://avweb.com/aviation-news/c-17-suffers-nose-gear-collapse/
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae1472
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2025 20:51 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 19-Dec-2025 20:53 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Departure airport, Category, ] |
| 20-Dec-2025 06:21 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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