# Accident 20260306005179A: Cessna 182M, Flagstaff, AZ, March 6, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2026, 08:35 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1375° N, 111.6740° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1375&lon=-111.6740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71518, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71518) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 814 total, 702 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260306005179A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 6, 2026 AT 0835 MST, A CESSNA MODEL 182, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, WAS TAXIING FROM THE HANGERS AT KFLG TO THE RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE. THE PIC WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 21 VIA TAXIWAY ALPHA. NO OTHER INSTRUCTIONS OR WARNINGS WERE GIVEN. THE PIC TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT VIA THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN AND WAS HIT WITH JET BLAST FROM A RUNNING CRJ7 THAT WAS PARKED AT THE TERMINAL. THE CESSNA 182 FLIPPED ONTO ITS ROOF CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PIC RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. KFLG TOWER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE CRJ7 BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. A CALL WAS MADE BY TOWER IN THE BLIND TO THE CRJ7 TELLING THEM TO SHUT DOWN THEIR ENGINES DUE TO AN INCIDENT. THE CRJ7 DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE CALL BY TOWER. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE WAS REVIEWED AND A PILOT WAS SEEN RUNNING ONTO THE CRJ7 AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN.

## 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 WPR26LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA122), Mar 6, 2026: Cessna 182M (N71518), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s decision to conduct an engine run at takeoff power in front of an active taxiway, and their failure to notify ATC, which resulted in the accident pilot’s loss of control…

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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