20250413005639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182L · Erie, NV · April 13, 2025

Date: April 13, 2025 · 08:35 local
Place: Erie, NV
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N182VE
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR25LA133
Reported as: Cessna 182L
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,653 total

N182VERegistered now · Cessna 182LS/N 18258911 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 182L Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 13, 2025, a Cessna 182L aircraft, privacy data omitted, departed the henderson Nevada airport. During climb upon reaching 3500 feet MSL aircraft lost power. The pilot conducted a 180 degree turn to the north and landed in a drainage area between I-15 and las vegas blvd. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The pilot and 3 passengers were aboard. The right rear seat passenger reported minor injury. This was due to an unsecured aluminum ladder in the rear baggage compartment hitting him in the head. The pilot and other 2 passengers were uninjured.

The aircraft was largely intact resting in an area of rugged terrain. The right and nose landing gear, wheel pants, and body panel separated from the aircraft. Both wing tips experience substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 13, 2025, A CESSNA 182L AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED THE HENDERSON NEVADA AIRPORT. DURING CLIMB UPON REACHING 3500 FEET MSL AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE NORTH AND LANDED IN A DRAINAGE AREA BETWEEN I-15 AND LAS VEGAS BLVD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE ABOARD. THE RIGHT REAR SEAT PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURY. THIS WAS DUE TO AN UNSECURED ALUMINUM LADDER IN THE REAR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD. THE PILOT AND OTHER 2 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LARGELY INTACT RESTING IN AN AREA OF RUGGED TERRAIN. THE RIGHT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, WHEEL PANTS, AND BODY PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH WING TIPS EXPERIENCE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR25LA133Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportErie, NVOn April 13, 2025, about 0850 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N182VE, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Erie, Nevada. The pilot and two passengers were uninjured, and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane…Apr 13, 2025 · No damage

Other reports on N182VE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19960105001989IFinal Approach · San Diego, CANarrative: pilot requested and conducted ILS to runway 28R at montgomery field. Disregarding ATC and passenger communications that the aircraft was low, the pilot continued the approach well below the "on glide path" VASI indication. During the low approach,…Jan 5, 1996 · Minor damage