# Accident 20250831013609A: Cessna 182S, Lebanon, OH, August 31, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2025, 10:45 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OH
- Airport: Lebanon Warren County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4615° N, 84.2541° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4615&lon=-84.2541&mi=10
- Aircraft: N628FN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N628FN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 417 total, 35 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250831013609A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE PERFORMED HIS PREFLIGHT RUN UPS AND FAILED TO DEPLOY FLAPS. PER THE POH THE FLAP SELECTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN 20 DEGREES WITH FULL FUEL AND 4 PAX, ONCE ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKEOFF AND AT 55 KNOTS HE ROTATED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AND REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT. WHILE STILL IN GROUND EFFECT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING LEFT OF CENTER AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHTED SIGN WITH THE LEFT GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT CONTINUING TO GO LEFT AND THE TAXI LIGHT FRAME DEPARTED THE LEFT GEAR AND STRUCK THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD 2000 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA25LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA325), Aug 31, 2025: Cessna 182 (N628FN), Lebanon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a sign.

## Other reports on N628FN (1)

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

- [Incident 20200122003729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200122003729I), Jan 22, 2020: Cessna 182S (N628FN), Lebanon, OH, Minor damage. On January 22, 2020, at 1915 EST, a Cessna 182S, N628FN, registered to flying neutrons LLC, collided with trees during the landing approach to runway 19 at…

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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