# Accident 20260401002909A: Cessna 182P, Houston, TX, April 1, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2026, 13:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8194° N, 95.6744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8194&lon=-95.6744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6569M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6569M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,222 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260401002909A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN THE "FLAIR" FOR LANDING AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTEDLY HIT BY A GUST OF WIND THAT CAUSED THE RIGHT-WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 15 CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN26LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA157), Apr 1, 2026: Cessna 182 (N6569M), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusty wind conditions.

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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