What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 19, 2025, at approximately 1515 eastern time, a Cessna 182P, was involved in an aircraft accident at 1B2 Katama Airpark in Edgartown, Massachusetts. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was operated under title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. During departure roll at 1B2, pilot stated they experienced pitching and bouncing up and down and it became very difficult to keep full back pressure on the yoke. At approximately 70MPH, aircraft weight was still on the wheels. The pilot pulled the throttle to idle and aborted the takeoff. Pilot applied brake pressure evenly to both brakes and felt the airplane skid evenly on the runway. Pilot stated they intentionally veered the aircraft slightly to the left to avoid a large bush in front of them and the airplane came to a halt nose down on the near side of a wire fence of the airport property. Pilot’s statement indicates engine run-up checks appeared normal, engine gauges were confirmed normal, and brakes worked equally and as expected. Post accident photographs taken of the aircraft and pilots statement indicate flaps were set to full up position for takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 19, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 EASTERN TIME, A CESSNA 182P, WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT 1B2 KATAMA AIRPARK IN EDGARTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. DURING DEPARTURE ROLL AT 1B2, PILOT STATED THEY EXPERIENCED PITCHING AND BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP FULL BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE. AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, AIRCRAFT WEIGHT WAS STILL ON THE WHEELS. THE PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. PILOT APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE EVENLY TO BOTH BRAKES AND FELT THE AIRPLANE SKID EVENLY ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THEY INTENTIONALLY VEERED THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A LARGE BUSH IN FRONT OF THEM AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A HALT NOSE DOWN ON THE NEAR SIDE OF A WIRE FENCE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. PILOT’S STATEMENT INDICATES ENGINE RUN-UP CHECKS APPEARED NORMAL, ENGINE GAUGES WERE CONFIRMED NORMAL, AND BRAKES WORKED EQUALLY AND AS EXPECTED. POST ACCIDENT PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOTS STATEMENT INDICATE FLAPS WERE SET TO FULL UP POSITION FOR TAKEOFF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.