# Accident 20251108016729A: Cessna 180K, Lakeview, AR, November 8, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2025, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lakeview, AR
- Airport: Gastons
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3491° N, 92.5558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3491&lon=-92.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2697K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2697K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,121 total, 925 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251108016729A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/09/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST, THE PILOT LANDED LONG DUE TO THE EVENING SUN OBSCURING HIS VISION. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE NOTICED HE WAS FARTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THAN EXPECTED. HE NOTICED PEOPLE IN AUTOMOBILES FILMING HIS LANDING AND OBSTRUCTING HIS ABILITY TO USE THE CLEARING BEYOND. HE TURNED RIGHT TO AVOID THE AUTOMOBILES, WHICH OVERSTRESSED THE AXLE ATTACHMENT BOLTS, CAUSING THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO DETACH FROM THE GEAR SPRING. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND TWO TIMES, BENDING THE WING SPAR IN TWO PLACES.

## 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 CEN26LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA040), Nov 8, 2025: Cessna 180K (N2697K), Lakeview, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue an approach that resulted in a long landing and inability to stop prior to the end of the runway. Contributing to the accident were the light conditions and a road…

## Other reports on N2697K (2)

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

- [Accident 19831222063469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831222063469A), Dec 22, 1983: Cessna 180K (N2697K), Santa Rosa Isla, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted on rollout during aborted takeoff.
- [Incident 19830413018089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830413018089I), Apr 13, 1983: Cessna 180 (N2697K), Oxnard, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a barricade while leaving tie down area. Pilot failed to see obstacle on right of aircraft.

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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