# Accident 20251105016749A: Cessna R182, Brainerd, MN, November 5, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2025, 14:30 local time
- Place: Brainerd, MN
- Airport: Brainerd Lakes Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4042° N, 94.1338° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4042&lon=-94.1338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9054C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9054C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,873 total, 9 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251105016749A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH, THE PILOT RAN HIS BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. THE CHECKLIST WAS INTERRUPTED TO AVOID A FLOCK OF BIRDS. FURTHER ON THE APPROACH, ANOTHER FLOCK OF BIRDS CAUSED A DISTRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND AIRCRAFT SKIN WORN DOWN TO THE FRAME.

## 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 CEN26LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA038), Nov 5, 2025: Cessna R182 (N9054C), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extended to landing gear before landing.

## Other reports on N9054C (1)

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

- [Incident 19870619041549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870619041549I), Jun 19, 1987: Cessna R182 (N9054C), Riverdale, ND, Minor damage. The nose gear broke through the asphalt during taxi. Airport closed until it can be resurfaced.

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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