What happened
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On may 20, 2026, at approximately 1800 EDT, a Cessna 182P aircraft, registered as privacy data omitted, sustained damage during a landing rollout on a grass runway at North Fox Island Airport (6Y3) in Michigan. The flight, with one passenger aboard, adhered to title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91, and fortunately, no injuries occurred.
According to the pilot's statement, the flight was planned as a VFR to North Fox Island with a review of NOTAMS revealing no active notices. After executing a low approach to assess the runway, the aircraft landed without incident but encountered issues during rollout when a left turn caused the right main landing gear to sink into soft turf. The crew used a jack and wooden planks under the right main wheel, restarted the engine, and applied soft-field takeoff techniques to move the aircraft across the runway. However, the nose gear sank into soft turf, resulting in the propeller striking the ground and bending the blades. Deemed unairworthy, the crew contacted emergency services, elevated the nose gear, and placed planks under the nose wheel. A U.S. Coast guard helicopter arrived an hour later, transporting the occupants to traverse city.
Inspectors vandenberg, baird, and ames arrived at North Fox Island on June 1, 2026, to assess and photograph the aircraft. The accident was found to have caused substantial damage after assesing the aircraft. The propeller striking the terrain severely damaging the propeller, engine, causing a ripple in the fire wall, and along the left side fuselage. The propeller blades showed severe gouging, chipping, and bending, with the hub assembly showing signs of componet separation. A structural ripple of 6 to 7 inches extended from the left firewall to the left fuselage. Aircraft owner was briefed with findings and procedures to move foward.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 20, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 EDT, A CESSNA 182P AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING A LANDING ROLLOUT ON A GRASS RUNWAY AT NORTH FOX ISLAND AIRPORT (6Y3) IN MICHIGAN. THE FLIGHT, WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD, ADHERED TO TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, AND FORTUNATELY, NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED AS A VFR TO NORTH FOX ISLAND WITH A REVIEW OF NOTAMS REVEALING NO ACTIVE NOTICES. AFTER EXECUTING A LOW APPROACH TO ASSESS THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT ENCOUNTERED ISSUES DURING ROLLOUT WHEN A LEFT TURN CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO SINK INTO SOFT TURF. THE CREW USED A JACK AND WOODEN PLANKS UNDER THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND APPLIED SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF TECHNIQUES TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT ACROSS THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, THE NOSE GEAR SANK INTO SOFT TURF, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND AND BENDING THE BLADES. DEEMED UNAIRWORTHY, THE CREW CONTACTED EMERGENCY SERVICES, ELEVATED THE NOSE GEAR, AND PLACED PLANKS UNDER THE NOSE WHEEL. A U.S. COAST GUARD HELICOPTER ARRIVED AN HOUR LATER, TRANSPORTING THE OCCUPANTS TO TRAVERSE CITY.
INSPECTORS VANDENBERG, BAIRD, AND AMES ARRIVED AT NORTH FOX ISLAND ON JUNE 1, 2026, TO ASSESS AND PHOTOGRAPH THE AIRCRAFT. THE ACCIDENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER ASSESING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE TERRAIN SEVERELY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, CAUSING A RIPPLE IN THE FIRE WALL, AND ALONG THE LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER BLADES SHOWED SEVERE GOUGING, CHIPPING, AND BENDING, WITH THE HUB ASSEMBLY SHOWING SIGNS OF COMPONET SEPARATION. A STRUCTURAL RIPPLE OF 6 TO 7 INCHES EXTENDED FROM THE LEFT FIREWALL TO THE LEFT FUSELAGE. AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS BRIEFED WITH FINDINGS AND PROCEDURES TO MOVE FOWARD.
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