# Accident 20250507004749A: Cessna 182A, Ocala, FL, May 7, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2025, 21:18 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1668° N, 82.2279° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1668&lon=-82.2279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N174A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250507004749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE OWNER/OPERATOR DEPARTED HOME AIRPORT (X04) AND BECAME DISORIENTED AND UNABLE TO NAVIGATE BACK TO X04.  HE EVENTUALLY FOUND PALATKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (28J) AND LANDED TO REFUEL AND REORIENT.  UPON DEPARTING 28J FOR X04 HE BECAME DISORIENTED FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 53 MINUTES TRYING TO FIND THE AIRFIELD.  HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A ROAD DUE TO BEING LOW ON FUEL.  HE UNKNOWINGLY FLEW 600' WEST OF RUNWAY 36 AT KOCF (OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A PERIMETER ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1500' WEST OF THE KOCF RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP IN THE SOD APPROXIMATELY 278' SOUTH OF THE INITIAL IMPACT.  THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA25LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA199), May 8, 2025: Cessna 182A (N174A), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart on the flight with known electrical issues and his subsequent loss of situational awareness (geographic position), which resulted in his eventual decision to perform an…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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