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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182H · Lakeview, AR · October 30, 2025

Date: October 30, 2025 · 16:11 local
Place: Lakeview, AR
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2040X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN26LA033
Reported as: Cessna 182H
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 670 total571 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N2040XRegistered now · Cessna 182HS/N 18256140 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 182H 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 approach for landing on runway 24 at 3M0 the

Pilot realized that the aircraft was too low. He added power, but the aircraft did not gain altitude. It struck the slope below the runway. The aircraft sustained significant damage. The force of the impact caused the left wing to flex downward, bending the wing spar outboard of the wing strut. The wing tip did not strike the ground. The impact caused the nose gear to collapse. The propeller struck the ground and both blades were bent back towards the cabin. The aircraft came to rest on the nose gear strut, causing damage to the firewall, adjacent frames, and connecting skins.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT 3M0 THE

PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW. HE ADDED POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. IT STRUCK THE SLOPE BELOW THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO FLEX DOWNWARD, BENDING THE WING SPAR OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT. THE WING TIP DID NOT STRIKE THE GROUND. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND BOTH BLADES WERE BENT BACK TOWARDS THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE GEAR STRUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, ADJACENT FRAMES, AND CONNECTING SKINS.

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 CEN26LA033Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLakeview, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach path during landing which resulted in a collision with terrain short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the improper flap position during landing, and the pilot being fatigued.Oct 30, 2025 · Substantial damage