The video is the kind that makes your stomach drop: a sleek business jet greasing its main wheels onto the runway, then holding its nose in the air for a few long seconds — because there was nothing underneath it to hold the nose up.

On 18 August 2026, a NetJets Cessna Citation Longitude made a nose-gear-up landing at Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio after its front landing gear failed to extend on approach. Both pilots walked away without a scratch.

A textbook response to a bad situation

Flight tracking shows EJA803 left Dulles at 10:48 and reached Akron-Canton around 12:54. With the nose gear stuck up, the crew did exactly what the training calls for: touch down on the main wheels, keep the nose high with aerodynamic authority for as long as possible, then let it settle gently onto the pavement as speed bled off. The result was damage to the nose and underbelly — and two aviators climbing out unharmed.

Video of the Citation Longitude settling onto its nose at Akron-Canton.

The jet, and why it matters

The Citation Longitude is the largest jet in Cessna's current business-aircraft lineup, a super-midsize twin powered by two Honeywell HTF7700L turbofans, with a range of about 3,500 nautical miles and seating for up to 12. NetJets is a major operator: it was the type's fleet launch customer, ordering up to 175 Longitudes in 2018 — 50 firm, with options for another 125. N803QS itself is a 2020-built aircraft flown under NetJets' fractional-ownership program.

The cause of the gear malfunction has not been determined, and investigators will now work through the maintenance and mechanical trail. But the outcome is the one that matters. A gear failure is a genuine emergency; a gear failure that ends with everyone walking away is a good day, and a quiet advertisement for how well-trained crews and well-built jets handle the worst moments. Expect a full investigation — and, most likely, this same airframe flying again after repairs.

Sources: AeroTime; Cleveland 19 News (WOIO); Aviation Safety Network; FlightAware.