# Accident 20260511004919A: Cessna 182P, Bennett, CO, May 11, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2026, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bennett, CO
- Airport: Campbells Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9139° N, 104.4733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9139&lon=-104.4733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1355S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1355S) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,547 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260511004919A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 11, 2026, THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CAMPBELL AIRPORT (CO41) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH 1 CREWMEMBER AND 1 PASSENGER. LOCAL WEATHER REPORTED VFR CONDITIONS. INCLUDED IN THE WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PIC AND DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE PIC STATED THE FIRST LEG OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PLATTE VALLEY WHERE HE CONDUCTED TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND REFUELING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE DEPARTED PLATTE VALLEY AND FLEW TO CO41. THE PIC MADE AN APPROACH TO THE SOD RUNWAY TO THE WEST. POWER LINE WIRES OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET HEIGHT ARE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE APPROACH PATH. THE WIRES ARE IDENTIFIED WITH POWER LINE MARKER BALLS. GROUND MARKINGS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 225’ PAST THE WIRES WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR MADE A DEEP IMPRESSION ON THE GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT SHEARED AT THE SHOCK MOUNT THEN COLLAPSED. THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRUT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER, STILL TURNING, STRUCK THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING CAP, RIGHT WING, AND RIGHT AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR. BOTH PERSONS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN26LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA183), May 11, 2026: Cessna 182P (N1355S), Bennett, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing.

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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