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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Texarkana, AR · March 1, 2026

Date: March 1, 2026 · 15:29 local
Place: Texarkana, AR
Airport: Taexarkana Regional
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N69CH
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,800 total

N69CHRegistered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18263618 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 182P 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.

The incident aircraft departed olive branch airport, ms (kolv), with a destination of Texarkana, AR (ktxk). While crossing pine bluff, AR airport (kpbf) at 7000FT, the pilot noticed the oil pressure was dropping. The pilot continued to fly, monitoring oil temperature. On descent into ktxk, the constant speed prop went to flat pitch. The aircraft then shuddered, and the engine quit. Oil covered the windscreen. ATC declared an emergency for the pilot. The pilot landed the aircraft at a private airstrip approximately 7 miles nne of runway 22 at ktxk.

As the FAA filed it

THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT, MS (KOLV), WITH A DESTINATION OF TEXARKANA, AR (KTXK). WHILE CROSSING PINE BLUFF, AR AIRPORT (KPBF) AT 7000FT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY, MONITORING OIL TEMPERATURE. ON DESCENT INTO KTXK, THE CONSTANT SPEED PROP WENT TO FLAT PITCH. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SHUDDERED, AND THE ENGINE QUIT. OIL COVERED THE WINDSCREEN. ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR THE PILOT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NNE OF RUNWAY 22 AT KTXK.