What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 08/30/2025 at approximately 1900 LCL, privacy data omitted, a Cessna 182M lost control upon touchdown at kknb airport in Kanab, UT, causing substantial damage to the aircraft and resulting in an accident. The pilot cited his lack of proficiency in the aircraft mixed with his fatigue and gusty winds for the incident. He said that upon touching down at kknb, the aircraft bounced and on the subsequent landing the aircraft landed nose first, which caused a prop strike. Leading up to the loss of control upon touchdown, everything mechanically and operationally was normal. Damage to the aircraft included the propeller becoming bent, which required engine removal and inspection by Lycoming. The front end of the nose gear bent back to the point where it contacted and bent the firewall causing serious airframe damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/30/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 LCL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 182M LOST CONTROL UPON TOUCHDOWN AT KKNB AIRPORT IN KANAB, UT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PILOT CITED HIS LACK OF PROFICIENCY IN THE AIRCRAFT MIXED WITH HIS FATIGUE AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE INCIDENT. HE SAID THAT UPON TOUCHING DOWN AT KKNB, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND ON THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE FIRST, WHICH CAUSED A PROP STRIKE. LEADING UP TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL UPON TOUCHDOWN, EVERYTHING MECHANICALLY AND OPERATIONALLY WAS NORMAL. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE PROPELLER BECOMING BENT, WHICH REQUIRED ENGINE REMOVAL AND INSPECTION BY LYCOMING. THE FRONT END OF THE NOSE GEAR BENT BACK TO THE POINT WHERE IT CONTACTED AND BENT THE FIREWALL CAUSING SERIOUS AIRFRAME 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.